The exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC, would have featured works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists.
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Donald Trump Brings Back “Degenerate Art”
The president’s obsession with cultural control is evidence of a continued fascist creep, and not just another joke exercise in narcissism.
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Hundreds of Artists Ask NEA to Stop Enforcing Trump’s Anti-DEI Mandates
A new open letter accuses the grantmaking agency of “conforming to Trump’s reactionary and discriminatory executive orders.”
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NEA Throws Out Grant Program for Underserved Communities
The NEA announced that it is scrapping its Challenge America grants and focusing on projects related to the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Trump Disbands President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities
The committee worked on projects including mobilizing artists to counter all forms of hate and the developing role of AI in arts and humanities.
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Museums Scramble to Grasp Impact of Trump’s DEI Mandate
Widespread uncertainty pervades as institutions either roll back initiatives or try to determine whether their programs are in compliance.
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Smithsonian Institution to Shutter Diversity Offices
In a staff-wide email, the organization said it was complying with Trump’s executive order banning federally funded diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
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Since When Is Neoclassical Architecture “Populist”?
Donald Trump’s move to revive “traditional” architecture in federal buildings betrays his ignorance of its elitist roots.
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Trump Call for “Traditional” Buildings Could Stifle Innovation, Architects Say
The President issued a memo reviving his controversial 2020 ordinance limiting government structures to the “classical” styles.
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National Gallery of Art Ends Diversity Programs
The museum says it is complying with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
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The Revisionist History of the Nazi Salute
Elon Musk’s defenders were quick to claim that his hand motion was actually an ancient “Roman salute” — but that gesture never existed.
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The Sanest Response to Insane Times
MAGA is coming for our rights. The Siren is here to fight back.