Artists Project Messages on Guggenheim Museum Ahead of Reopening

Morning. ☔ Think about what it means to be happy in Denmark's newest museum, consider an alternate hi

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Morning. ☔ Think about what it means to be happy in Denmark’s newest museum, consider an alternate history of US monuments and architecture, and read reviews of current exhibitions by Joiri Minaya and Hiba Schahbaz.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Artists Send a Message to the Guggenheim

A guerrilla projection on the Guggenheim Museum’s facade (image courtesy of the Illuminator)

On Monday, the artist-activist groups Artists for Workers and the Illuminator projected messages on the Guggenheim Museum’s facade in solidarity with the museum’s unionized workers. Some of the messages read: “Fair Contract,” “Seeking New Management,” “Open for Racism,” “$1.4 Million Dollar Director Salary,” and “Austerity Wages for Workers.”

In Other NewsA Happiness Museum has opened in Denmark, which ranks second only to Finland in the United Nation’s annual ranking of the world’s happiest nations.

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