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Events in Gaza are dividing the art world

Events in Gaza are dividing the art world

I have started a rolling document detailing art sector responses. The document started on Nov 16, 2023. I will send an email when it is updated. I hope that you find the information below useful.

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I’ve been thinking about the sectors relative silence at the moment, compared to the noise that was made during the BLM protests, in 2020. The stakes were lower then. Anti-racism statements were PR no brainers, they had little affect on the structures that protect our most powerful.

As Black arts workers, a large chunk of us hold jobs on the lower rungs…

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