Dorian Batycka
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Belarusian Police Raid Homes of Curators, Detaining Five
A Belarusian art exhibition untangling the country’s response to the coronavirus was closed by authorities this March, leading to the arrest of several of its organizers. → Read More
Art and Creative Acts That Were Censored in 2020
Human rights experts have expressed distress that the pandemic has increased attacks against free speech, LBGTQ+ rights, and peaceful assembly. → Read More
Entering the Echo Chamber of the Alt-Right
In Germany, an exhibition seeks to explain the rapid rise of the alt-right. → Read More
Artist Zehra Doğan Detained Following Protest at Berlin's Pergamon Museum
Doğan and three other artists adorned their bodies with cave paintings from Hasankeyf, an ancient Mesopotamian city, to protest its imminent destruction caused by the construction of a new dam. → Read More
Imagining the Last Moments of Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Abdulnasser Gharem's "The Safe" (2019) is an installation that puts its visitors inside a padded room that recalls the slain journalist's torture chamber. → Read More
Violent Clashes Erupted at One of Kyiv's Oldest Cinemas
During a conflict between municipal guards and activists protesting the privatization of Kyiv's cinemas, a group of over 300 protesters was met with violence and homophobic slurs. → Read More
An Inside-Out Airplane Visualizes Poland's Political Divisions
At the Venice Biennale's Polish Pavilion, a monumental sculpture responds to conspiracy theories and nationalist rhetoric surrounding the 2010 plane crash that killed Poland's then-president. → Read More
From Palestine to New York and Back Again: On the Life and Work of Samia Halaby
In the purportedly liberal realm of the art world, an artist like Samia Halaby is certainly deserving of closer attention. → Read More
Hundreds of Protesters Wielded Bananas After a Polish Museum Censored Feminist Artworks
Following an anonymous complaint, the director of the National Museum in Warsaw took down the works of Natalia LL, Katarzyna Kozyra, and the duo Karolina Wiktor and Aleksandra Kubiak, sparking #bananagate. → Read More
German Authorities Drop Investigation of Group that Replicated Holocaust Memorial Near Home of Rightwing Politician
After Björn Höcke called the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin “a monument of shame," an artist built a replica beside the politician's home. → Read More
New Report Outlines the Threats to Artistic Freedom in 2018
The Freemuse annual report is a potent reminder that artistic freedom is in constant need of monitoring. → Read More
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Fund Damien Hirst Pills Retrospective
The exhibition, opening at the Brooklyn Museum in 2020, will feature several works from Hirst’s Medicine Cabinets series. → Read More
After a Lifetime of Rejecting Technology, Artist Tino Sehgal Falls in Love with Instagram
Tino Segal, famous for his "objectless" performances that are never to be photographed, is now on Instagram. → Read More
Construction Workers Claim Kochi-Muziris Biennale Shorted Payment
A contracting company says it "has been left in a precarious financial situation" after the biennial declined to pay its full construction costs. The biennial says a government-approved valuer found "that the amounts demanded by the contractor are arbitrary." → Read More
Poland's Ministry of Culture Accused of Attempting to Control an Important Cultural Institution
Poland’s current rightwing Minister of Culture, Piotr Gliński, is accused of attempting to take control of the museum in an effort to curtail its programming and replace its director with a ministry-appointed one. → Read More
Vienna Museum Cancels Palestine Event with South African Anti-Apartheid Leader
In response to the cancellation, Ronnie Kasrils wrote: “It’s disappointing then to find those rights now curtailed in Austria for wanting to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and sharing the South African experience and lessons with the Austrian people.” → Read More
Russian Authorities Cancel Theatre Festival Under "Gay Propaganda" Law
The festival organizer was interrogated by police over the play Blue and Pink, which explores gender stereotypes. → Read More
MEP Rebuts EU Commission’s Claim That Luxembourg Freeport Isn’t Used for Tax Evasion
Wolf Klinz, who first voiced the concern, says that his allegations "were unfortunately not met with serious concern by the President nor the Commissioner responsible, but rather with condescension and dismissal." → Read More
Catholics Pray and Dancers Protest Unfair Wages at Marina Abramović Exhibition in Poland
An unholy alliance has formed between Catholics protesting debunked conspiracy theories linking Abramović to Satanism, and the Polish dance community, who have been complaining of mistreatment and unfair wages leading up to her career retrospective The Cleaner. → Read More
Remai Modern CEO Under Investigation for Allegations of Workplace Harassment
Gregory Burke is currently under investigation by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, following claims made by an anonymous female employee. → Read More