racism

Still surrounded by the ghosts of the last racism scandal, the Indianapolis Museum of Art has chosen Le Monte Booker Sr. as its new head. Le Monte G. Booker Sr. currently serves as the chief financial officer at the Field Museum in…

Prior to her SFMOMA exhibition, artist Yayoi Kusama expressed “deep regret” over the anti-Black statements she made in the past. Yayoi Kusama, an acclaimed Japanese artist, came under fire after it was revealed that she had used…

The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) in Wisconsin has been accused of ‘institutional racist violence’ by Black female artists. The Black artists were participating in the Wisconsin Triennial, a regional art exhibition organized…

The Tate Foundation has announced that it has commissioned an artist to modify a racist mural, a painting by Rex Whistler, at the Tate Britain. The painting by Rex Whistler, titled 'The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats" was first…

A toppled slave trader statue in Bristol has been put on a museum display, sparking controversy in the art community. The statue in question belonged to Edward Colston, a 17th-century merchant who was involved in the Trans-Atlantic Slave…

Executive Director of MOCA Detriot, Elysia Borowy-Reeder, have been reportedly fired after allegations of racial and gender bias, along with other misconduct, were made by employees. In a report by Artnews, Elyse Foltyn (member of board…