Covid-19 Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity Holocaust Museum.
Ripley's Believe it Or Not Musea are racist!/Letter of protest (tags)
It is UNBELIEVABLE, but true. In the 21st century, after the end of apartheid and colonialism, there are worldwide ''Ripley's Believe it or not'' Musea, showing ''fun stuff'' and ''oddities'' No problem? Were it not, that shrunken heads [an old non-western ritual] and non-western people as native Americans and their imagination of some African people are displayed openly! You even can hold a ''shrunken head'' in your hand! Time for a fierce letter to Ripley's Amsterdam! SHAME, O SHAME!
OBEY Clothing Partner with Children Incorporated (tags)
OBEY Clothing Partner with Children Incorporated on New Tee-Shirts Designed by Artist Shepard Fairey
Its time for creative and bold actions, including protesting the Washington DC Holocaust Museum
Washington's Nakba Museum (tags)
Israel
World Social Forum 2015 in Tunis Joins the Cry "Nous Sommes Bardo!" (tags)
The World Social Forum in Tunis (24-28 March 2015) closes with resounding unity against global warming, neoliberalism, militarism, terrorism, and for the increasingly important role of women in making another world possible.
Isabel Avila's "Parallel Worlds" at the Vincent Price Art Museum (tags)
In her first solo exhibit, photographer (and contributor to LA IndyMedia) Isabel Avila explores the dual identities of Native American and Mexican American cultures, emphasizing people active in their communities. Avila's photographs, taken over the last few years, are complimented by video discussions, many featuring her photo subjects but also additional people, including Gloria Arellanes, one of the early Brown Berets and member of the Tongva community. (Excerpts of these dialogs can be found further down in this article.) The free exhibit is currently at the Vincent Price Museum through December 8. It will then then relocate to Rancho Cucamonga's Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and run from January 22 – March 16, 2013. (Location details within the article.)
How Mike Kelley Helped Me Paint My Way Out of a Prison Cell (tags)
How the Whitney Museum tried to exploit me, and in turn I exploited them by lying I was a murderer to show my art in the Mike Kelley retrospective. in 1993. This resulted in tremendous media exposure to my case where Governor Pataki of NYS granted me executive clemency. I literally painted my way to freedom as told in my book 15 to Life: How I Painted my Way to Freedom
Comedians gather to benefit new Comedy Museum.
muslims plan to desecrate Jewish Graveyard. (tags)
Muslims plan to build a "Museum of Tolerance" in Jewish graveyard.
Protest at the Southwest Museum, its Future More Uncertain (tags)
The demonstration on Wednesday afternoon was well-attended and occurred on Marmion Way, just outside the museum grounds and adjacent to the Gold Line's Southwest Museum Station. Thus, many rush hour commuters, whether they were in cars or trains, could see the event.
Howard Zinn Tribute Thursday Feb. 4th at Santa Monica Art Museum (tags)
SANTA MONICA, January 28, 2010 – The world famous historian, professor and activist, Howard Zinn died in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Howard Zinn was in town introduce his new documentary, The People Speak. The event which had been scheduled for Thursday, next week, at the Santa Monica Museum of Art is now in process of being reshaped into a tribute to honor his life and work.
Southwest Museum To Fully Close... (tags)
Autry Implements Full Closure, Returns Money and "Not Available" to Meet with Councilmember Jose Huizar Who's Offering Potential Signficant Funding. . . . THIS weekend from 12-5 p.m. either day, please stop by the Southwest Museum store, do some last minute holiday shopping but mostly, let them know you’ll miss them! This is the last weekend they're open.
CHICAGO, NEW YORK, HOUSTON -- 2009 Top 9/11-2B Targets -- (tags)
JFAV and Critics Laud Withdrawal of SF Presidio Art Museum Proposal (tags)
Critics of a highly controversial proposal by Gap Founder Donald Fisher to build a contemporary art museum on the Presidio of San Francisco's historic (c. 1776) Main Post lauded Fisher's withdrawal of his plan today. For the Justice for Filipino Veterans (JFAV) based in San Francisco, although the Presidio was the staging ground for the American colonization of the Philippines, it is still proper that it should be preserved historically and not be a private museum. It is a historical landmark for the advance of US imperialism and thus be shown to succeeding generations of Americans and Filipino Americans. Environmental, historical, neighborhood and military groups joined with thousands of citizens and San Francisco City agencies to fight the art museum being built in this national park, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Serious questions remain regarding the Presidio Trust's proposals to build new structures (a hotel/restaurant and movie multiplex) in the park, a National Historic Landmark. The Trust is a federal agency that manages the Presidio's real estate within the constraints of various Federal laws including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Presidio Trust Act.
SPFPA Union Security Police Officer Shot at The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (tags)
The security police professionals working at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum are members of the International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) The Largest Oldest and Fastest Growing 9 (b)(3) union in the world today.
Fertile Dreams - Assemblage & Photography by Freyda Miller (tags)
"Fertile Dreams," a solo exhibit by LA artist Freyda Miller, opens Sat. Feb. 7 at Art Dimensions in Westwood. Integrating assemblage, photography, and installation, Miller explores complex aspects of the maternal psyche. The evocative and vulnerable portrayal of the feminine raises issues of autonomy, stereotypes, equality and self-esteem. Fertile Dreams takes on a life of its own, dealing with primal emotions and thoughts that transcend time and place. Images of life and death emerge along with dreamlike qualities of both flight and confinement. The exhibit runs thru Mar. 21.
Free Reception and Closing Exhibit of Allensworth: 100 Years of the California Dream (tags)
National Black Farm leaders travel to Los Angeles to celebrate Gumption at the Junction: Allensworth and connect the historical legacy of Black Farmers in California to the new released report "A Seat at the Table: Diversity and the 2008 Farm Bill. New opportunity to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in our communities expanding job creation, technical education and economic development in partnership with USDA, CDFA and regional organizations.
Villaraigosa and Huizar Renege on Promises to Protect the Southwest Museum (tags)
"Obviously, the Mayor and Council Member Huizar are together with the Autry. My personal opinion is that politics; money; and lobbying, that Autry pays very highly for, have trumped the will of the people of Highland Park and Northeast L.A." -- Nicole Possert, co-chair, Friends of the Southwest Museum Coalition
Iraq asks Britain to return hundreds of missing artifacts (tags)
The government has asked British authorities to hand over to the Iraq Museum 654 priceless archaeological pieces that went missing shortly after U.S. invasion troops landed in Baghdad in 2003.
A Gap billionaire's museum in Pelosi's privatized National Park? (tags)
Don Fisher, the multi-billionaire founder of Gap, Inc. and "personal friend" of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wants to build a 100,000 square foot museum for his personal art collection in the Presidio National Park. The deadline for public comments on the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement for Fisher's proposed big box museum is Monday, October 15.
Art: The MIA built it, and they came (tags)
Giuen Studio
National Monument Discovered at Tara in Path of M3 Motorway (tags)
Featuring a press conference given by TaraWatch, the video (see link below) gives details of the M3 Motorway, what lies in its path, what has been destroyed, and what is being now being threatened with destruction. Background: A massive prehistoric ‘henge’ site has been discovered in Lismullen, beside the Hill of Tara on the route of the planned M3 Motorway. The circular enclosure is the size of more than three football fields, and is without doubt a national monument because of the rarity of henges in Ireland, as well as its importance to the Hill of Tara archaeological complex. The video may be accessed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPIAxHBot6Q
Update on the Southwest Museum (report and photos) (tags)
Friends of the Southwest Museum Coalition recently presented three alternative plans for preserving the facility as a complete museum with additional uses. The Autry National Center, which owns the property, wants to change its use to a cultural center and scale down the exhibition of the Southwest Museum Collection to just a fraction of space, with much of the collection relocated to a yet-to-be-built building in Griffith Park. Among the new features proposed by the Coalition are a scenic restaurant that is being likened to Castaways in Burbank, expanded parking, new space for exhibition of the collection, and a cultural and education center. Council person Huizar said he would oppose Autry’s plan to downsize the original museum.
Indigenous Messages In Museum Exhibit (tags)
CAFAM Museum Features Many Anti-Imperialism Messages, But Many Messages Point to Ongoing Occupation In The Western Hemisphere
The SPEW Factor! FOX's Bill O'Reilly! Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, 9/28, PROTEST! (tags)
FAIR AND BALANCED??? MY A$$!!
Bill O'reily coming to Yorba Linda (tags)
FAIR AND BALANCED??? MY A$$!!
The SPEW Factor! FOX's Bill O'Reilly! Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, 9/29, PROTEST! (tags)
FAIR AND BALANCED??? MY A$$!!
Public Forum on the Southwest Museum (article and transcript) (tags)
On July 1st, The Southwest Museum closed. The Autry National Center, which owns it, claims the future of the museum is secure, while Friends of the Southwest Museum is concerned about the lack of a concrete plan and whether or not relocating parts of the museum to Griffith Park is necessarily the best scenario. The lack of a tangible plan as well as a claimed scarcity of public input has fueled suspicion by the Coalition as to the owner’s true motive.
LA FILM EXEC RANDY TAT CLOWNS AROUND FOR ZIMMER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BENEFIT (tags)
show&tell: the art of time is the Zimmer Children's Museum's newest exhibition opening May 7th, 2006. This highly imaginative exhibit features works of art created from clocks by 78 artists, humanitarians and social activists. Using the metaphor of time, each piece is utterly unique, ranging from whimsical and decorative to meaningful and thought provoking. Beginning April 30, 2006, all clocks are for sale with 100% of the proceeds benefiting youTHink, an innovative art and education program serving public school students throughout California
BTL:Six Nations Land Dispute in Ontario Focus of Struggle for... (tags)
...Native Sovereignty ~ Interview with John Kahionhes Fadden, historian and director of the Six Nations Indian Museum, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
New(ish) Artspace/Infoshop! In Santa Cruz, California (tags)
This is a great d.i.y. art space/infoshop/showspace.
Native American Environmental Artists Needed (tags)
The International Center for Environmental Arts has a call for Indigenous visual and performing artists for the exhibition: Gathering of Power, featuring contemporary art from the Indigenous World. This will be a collaborative programs with The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) and SITE, Santa Fe’s 2006 biennial exhibition, curated by independent curator Klaus Ottmann.
The Wal-Mart Museum of Art (tags)
"There is no better example of how politics is intertwined with art than the spectacle of an art museum being founded by a rapacious corporation well known for exporting US jobs overseas and profiting from foreign sweat shop labor."
Museums warned about Bible-era fakes (tags)
Bible-era relics were forged. If this really happened, it would be very interresting to find out about the amount of forgery among the current relics that are used to authenticate and essentially promote the modern day understanding of Christianity.
Famed Artist Paints Abu Ghraib (tags)
"Fernando Botero’s latest paintings go beyond anything he’s ever created in the past. He’s completed his masterwork, a suite of 50 large oil paintings depicting the horrors perpetrated by Americans at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison." (A variety of articles about the intersection of art and politics can be found at the Art For A Change web log: www.art-for-a-change.com)
Martina Gangle Curl: People’s art and the mothering of humanity (tags)
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the eight years since Portland artist Martina Gangle Curl passed away at age 88.
Do you think Kevin Costner will do the prequel sequel?
How About A Treasure Hunt? We Got A Doozy (tags)
Lost ancient artifacts in eastern Europe, War hero fighting for his life finds location of buried ancient artifacts in 1944.Lost to the world till 2001.Location found.
This is not even Pop culture, its Popsicle culture. Regurgitated to meet the demands of a reality-based celebrity-obsessed cultural cesspool that defies the notion of depth. Andy Warhol's theory of fifteen-minute fame was conceived in a pre-ADD mind-set. Who can even tolerate fifteen minutes without being bored to death or achingly distracted? Unless, like with Arnie and Maria, our force-fed celebrity fix is constructed from disposable, non-biodegradable plastic.
Sue Coe at Overtones Gallery Opening (tags)
Photos from Saturday night October 23, 2004 opening for the art of Sue Coe at Overtones Gallery
Mass Meeting at African American Museum to save Cultural Affairs Department (tags)
Several large community meetings have already been held across Los Angeles to stop the proposed elimination of L.A.'s Cultural Affairs Department (CAD). There are few arts organizations or arts festivals in L.A. that do not benefit from CAD grants. Join with thousands of artists, arts professionals, arts advocates, and just plain art lovers in opposing the destruction of L.A.'s Cultural Affairs Department.
Miracle Mile Block Party: Craft and Folk Art Museum, Doublevision Gallery and TarFest Bene (tags)
Miracle Mile Block Party: Craft and Folk Art Museum, Doublevision Gallery and TarFest Benefit Saturday, April 3, 2004 5 p.m. to midnight The Miracle Mile Players maintain their presence in supporting arts and community through the TarFest Benefit & Art Show on Saturday, April 3 from 5 p.m. to midnight. For information visit www.tarfest.com or call 323-899-1363.
Kucinich to be Discriminated Against at "Museum of Tolerance" Debate (tags)
February 22, Los Angeles - The League of Women Voters plans on barring Dennis Kucinich from attending a televised debate of Democratic challengers. He just beat Clark and Edwards in Washington and Maine.
Activists Join Academics in Opposing Enola Gay Exhibit (tags)
DC activists are teaming up with prominent academics to oppose the Smithsonian's plans to exhibit the B-29 Enola Gay without referencing the human suffering caused by the atomic bomb this plane dropped on Hiroshima.
CODE PINK at the Museum of Tolerance and at Arnold's House (tags)
Code Pink gathered at Arnold Schwarzenegger's house and at the Museum of Tolerance to ask the former body builder to drop from the race for governor, Monday, October 6th.
Looters Stole 6,000 Artifacts (tags)
The Glorious liberation of the Iraqi Oil Fields has resulted in the looting of a great treasure trove of knowledge. Of course the ignoratti supporting the Bush Junta don't get it. They are incapable of getting it.
More myths, misconceptions and unanswered questions about the war in Iraq (tags)
In the wake of the war in Iraq, a number of questions have arisen about events during the war and Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction and ties to Al Qaeda. As in our earlier columns about the Iraq debate, this article is intended to deal only with claims that have been addressed definitively or near-definitively in the public record. It is our hope that this column will serve to clarify some of the key issues being debated in the aftermath of the war and correct some of the most pervasive myths in circulation.
RW: Lost Treasures of Humanity (tags)
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Pre-Emptive Cultural Take Over In Iraq (tags)
The British Museum, UNESCO, and Iraqi Artifacts
Well, what can you expect from an immature groupie? Every time he tries to think, his face reflects the pain of the effort. But he really showed his emptiness recently when he said that criticism of the United States failing to guard the Iraqi National Museum was — you guessed it — just left-wing soreheads who are mad that President Bush's war has been so successful.
Theft Iraqi Antiquities By Ann Talbot (tags)
The US reluctance to act cannot be explained by any lack of warning. Professional archaeologists and art historians had told the Pentagon of the danger of looting beforehand. Dr. Irving Finkel of the British Museum told Channel 4 that the looting was "entirely predictable and could easily have been stopped."
Ode To The Baghdad Museum (tags)
277-word poem on the destruction of the Baghdad Museum. This piece is registered with WGA and may be run at no charge.
How and why the US encouraged looting in Iraq (tags)
The US military stood by and permitted the ransacking of the museum, an incalculable blow to Iraqi and world culture, just as they allowed and even encouraged the looting of hospitals, universities, libraries and government social service buildings. The occupation forces protected only the Ministry of Oil, with its detailed inventory of Iraqi oil reserves, as well as the Ministry of Interior, the headquarters of the ousted regime’s secret police.
Iraq Liberated Of Culture, History (tags)
Because the U.S. only secured Iraq's oil fields and not Iraq's archaeological treasures and universities, further speculation has mounted throughout the world that the U.S. is only interested in Iraq's natural resources.
Baghdad archeological museum looted (tags)
Iraq, among the earliest cradles of civilisation and home to the remains of such ancient Mesopotamian cities as Babylon, Ur and Nineveh, has one of the richest archaeological heritages in the world.
Iraqi Museums & Art in danger (tags)
Mosul Museum, Tikrit Museum, and a museum in Al-Zohur Palace in Baghdad which houses treasures of the deposed Iraqi royal family, have all been hit in bombing raids in recent days
Deport Art Not Arabs!!
Israel: America's Shame and Humanity's Stain (tags)
"I've never seen a president --I don't care who he is-- stand up to them [the Israelis]. It just boggles your mind. They always get what they want....If the American people understood what grip those people have on our government, they would rise up in arms. Our citizens don't have any idea what goes on."
UFO EVIDENCE YOU CANT EXPLAIN AWAY MUSEUM RESEARCH IN MISSOURI HAS THE SMOKING GUN
DECLERATION FOR THE DEPORTATION OF ART (tags)
DEPORT ART NOT ARABS!!
Sister Dianna Ortiz : Author & Torture Survivor (tags)
The Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture and Amnesty International announced today that Human Rights Activist Sister Dianna Ortiz will hold a symposium at The Latino Museum to discuss her new memoir The Blindfold’s Eyes: My journey from Torture to Truth on Monday, October 28th, 2002 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
ANTI-INTERNMENT EVENT IN LITTLE TOKYO (tags)
To commemorate the 1942 Internment of the entire Japanese American Community... and to Protest the current Detention of Arab American & American Muslims, a DAY OF REMEMBRANCE will be held February 16 on the very spot in L.A.'s Little Tokyo where Japanese Americans were rounded up and shipped off to Concentration Camps.
LACMA should watch out for Rem's Rainforest Habit (tags)
The story below is regarding the new architecturaly significant Prada Store in SOHO. It is built by Dutch Architect Rem Koolhaas- who has been recently commisioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to do a teardown of the existing structure and build a new museum.
FBI Investigates "Anti-American" Art (tags)
The investigation, he said, was part of Attorney General John Ashcroft's anti-terrorism campaign.