Art

Censoring Zionists Versus Palestinians: Different and Unequal

Art institutions across the United States are repressing pro-Palestinian artists. Mašina spoke with Elizabeth Larison, NCAC’s director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program, about the broader trends within the Art Censorship Index.

Art institutions across the United States are repressing pro-Palestinian artists. Mašina spoke with Elizabeth Larison, NCAC’s director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program, about the broader trends within the Art Censorship Index.

“These Hands”: Artist Depicts the Workers’ Struggle at Recently Unionized Volkswagen Plant

Last week, a spark caught ablaze at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant as workers voted to unionize. This victory comes after months of agitation by United Auto Worker (UAW) organizers, as well as retaliatory attacks on such activity by Volkswagen. A local artist, Tabitha Arnold, created a tapestry that visually shows how the workers fanned the flame and ignited a fire within the plant.

Last week, a spark caught ablaze at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant as workers voted to unionize. This victory comes after months of agitation by United Auto Worker (UAW) organizers, as well as retaliatory attacks on such activity by Volkswagen. A local artist, Tabitha Arnold, created a tapestry that visually shows how the workers fanned the flame and ignited a fire within the plant.

Museums under political control: the case of the Modern Gallery in Ljubljana

Employees of Modern Gallery in Ljubljana sent a request to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia demanding for the gallery's director, Aleš Vaupotič, to resign or be dismissed on the account of alleged negligence and other irregularities.

Employees of Modern Gallery in Ljubljana sent a request to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia demanding for the gallery’s director, Aleš Vaupotič, to resign or be dismissed on the account of alleged negligence and other irregularities.

It is necessary to define fair pay in fine and visual arts, says Serbian artists’ association

The Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS) and the Association of Fine Artists of Vojvodina (SULUV) are currently forming a Committee for Cooperation, with the aim to develop price lists for fair pay in the field of fine arts, establish the principles of fair practice and contribute to a better socio-economic position of artists.

The Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS) and the Association of Fine Artists of Vojvodina (SULUV) are currently forming a Committee for Cooperation, with the aim to develop price lists for fair fees in the field of fine arts, establish the principles of fair practice and contribute to a better socio-economic position of artists.

Art and Cultural Workers Congress:  United we bargain, divided we beg 

Early July the Art and Cultural Workers Congress took place, organized by the BLOK – Local Base for Cultural Refreshment. It brought together various initiatives, professional associations and trade unions who are active in the fight for better working conditions in the cultural sector.

Early July the Art and Cultural Workers Congress took place, organized by the BLOK – Local Base for Cultural Refreshment. It brought together various initiatives, professional associations and trade unions who are active in the fight for better working conditions in the cultural sector.

The Realize! Resist! React! exhibition dedicated to political performance in the 1990s in the post-Yugoslav context opens today

The Realize! Resist! React! exhibition, dealing with performance and politics in the 1990s in the post-Yugoslav context, opens today at Moderna galerija (MG+MSUM) in Ljubljana

The Realize! Resist! React! exhibition, dealing with performance and politics in the 1990s in the post-Yugoslav context, opens today at Moderna galerija (MG+MSUM) in Ljubljana

Who has a problem with artists?

During the past weeks we have witnessed a continuity of possibly thoroughly premeditated attacks on artists in Serbia, provoked not exclusively by artwork, but also by the artists' efforts to break the deadlock of problems concerning their social and labour status.

During the past weeks we have witnessed a continuity of possibly thoroughly premeditated attacks on artists in Serbia, provoked not exclusively by artwork, but also by the artists’ efforts to break the deadlock of problems concerning their social and labour status.

Only the state has the right to destroy and threaten? The “war by statements” and a continued pressure on cultural and artistic institutions

The events related to the violent interruption of the "Boys" (Momci) group exhibition, which was held in "Stara Kapetanija" gallery during the weekend as a part of the "New Age" festival, gained a new twist when the Ministry of Culture and Information published a statement in which it condemned violence against the exhibition, but also the exhibition itself. This prompted public reactions of a number of professional associations and cultural institutions, and a protest rally in support of the "Boys" group and the Stara Kapetanija.

The events related to the violent interruption of the “Boys” (Momci) group exhibition, which was held in “Stara Kapetanija” gallery during the weekend as a part of the “New Age” festival, gained a new twist when the Ministry of Culture and Information published a statement in which it condemned violence against the exhibition, but also the exhibition itself. This prompted public reactions of a number of professional associations and cultural institutions, and a protest rally in support of the “Boys” group and the Stara Kapetanija.

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