Geneva An email whizzed in from the interweb on a Tuesday. A location scout wanted to know, “Would we be willing to shut down the coffeehouse on Thursday for filming of a television series?” The subject line on the email spelled proposal as “propussal.” I was suspicious. This might be spam. Something called Purge II …
Month: July 2019
Burkini Demonstrations
Geneva The membership of ACORN’s affiliate in France, the Alliance Citoyenne, is largely based in public housing in Grenoble and the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers now as it expands to build broader community-based groups in Lyon and Marseille. Typical of ACORN’s low-and-moderate income constituency, it is very diverse, though largely white, a significant percentage are …
Art Should Speak to People about Politics: Stop Art-Washing the Rich
Milan Eight artists notified the Whitney Museum of American Art that they wanted their works withdrawn from the Whitney’s Biennial unless Warren Kanders, the vice-chairmen stepped down or was removed. There were protests at the museum. Kanders resigned as a distraction. As the New York Times, reports the issue, “Kanders owns Safariland, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based …