It’s been almost two days since Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, but the sky hasn’t fallen yet. We’ll need to stay strong and make it through, all over again. In our top story this morning, the Brooklyn Museum is embroiled in a showdown with a group of artists in its 200th-anniversary exhibition over their demand to include a statement in support of Palestinians. Our News Editor Valentina Di Liscia breaks the story. In other news, Aaron De Groft, the former director of the Orlando Museum of Art who was accused of knowingly showing fake Basquiats, dies at age 59. Meanwhile, artist and digital activist Emma Shapiro examines how Meta’s scaled-back content moderation is expected to impact artists.
There’s more, including documentaries to look out for at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival opening tomorrow, John Yau on Forrest Bess’s portraits of a “divided self,” and Jesse Lambert on a new graphic novel that tackles inconvenient questions around animal cruelty.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
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A group of artists asked the museum to alter their artwork displays with keffiyehs after the institution failed to take a “clear public moral stance” on Gaza. | Valentina Di Liscia
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He was one of the first American artists to grapple with the many parts of an individual’s identity, and seek to unify them. | John Yau
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The School of Visual Arts in NYC provides a wide variety of over 200 in-person and online courses, along with more than 10 artist residency programs. Learn more
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Dog Days examines the complexity of human-canine relationships in light of intergenerational tensions in South Korean society. | Jesse Lambert
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Artists have long faced censorship on the company’s platforms, but new guidelines limiting content moderation are far from a boon to free speech. | Emma Shapiro
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Several nonfiction works playing at the festival are timely, whether in their current subject matter or relevant reflections on the past. | Dan Schindel
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