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A standing man dressed as a king performs on a stage with other performers dressed as nobles behind him

“Wake up, Wolfram!”: Extinction Rebellion Takes on Tannhäuser at the Met

After the third interruption, Peter Gelb appeared in front of the golden curtain to offer his apologies and assert that the opera house would not let this stop the show.
By Gabrielle Ferrari
Empty frame on ornate wall, flanked by two paintings.

Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closed Over a Planned Climate Protest

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closed down on the 33rd anniversary of an art heist, after it was tipped off that a climate demonstration was planned for the same day.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Robert Kapito speaks at a panel dressed in suit, light blue background.

BlackRock President Robert Kapito is the Latest Target for Climate Protesters

While speaking at a financial conference in New York City, BlackRock president Robert Kapito was heckled by climate activists.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
China covid protest

Rare Protests in China Raise Hopes that Xi Jinping’s Zero-Covid Policy Will Soon End

By Sissi Cao
Two police officers standing by the entrance of the Prado museum

Activists Glue Themselves to Goya Paintings in Spain’s Prado Museum

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Stephen Schwarzman leaning against counter.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman Is Targeted at His New York Home by Climate Activists Brandishing Tomato Soup and Pitchforks

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'

Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ Is the Latest Work Targeted by Climate Activists

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Two protestors kneeling in front of soup-covered Van Gogh, with hands glued to wall.

Climate Activists Throw Soup on a Van Gogh in London and US Museums Worry They May Be Next

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Two protestors glued to base of statue with red banner in between them

Climate Protestors Who Glue Themselves to Artwork Targeted the Vatican

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Protestor atop wooden tripod in front of East Hampton airport

A ‘Tax the Rich’ Climate Protest Shuts Down the East Hampton Airport

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Black Photographers Discuss the Challenges and Necessity of Documenting Protests

By Jordyn Paul-Slater

The United States Is Officially Ranked Last at Coronavirus Response as Cases Spike

By Sissi Cao

Grocery Chain Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection Measures for Their Health—And Yours

By Chris Roberts

How Mexican Galleries Are Protesting in the Country’s ‘A Day Without Women’ Strike

By Helen Holmes

Artists are Pushing Back Against the Elimination of Australia’s Federal Arts Department

By Helen Holmes

The Whitney Museum and Its Visitors Question How to Respond to Renewed Protests

By Helen Holmes
Florida Town Of Parkland In Mourning, After Shooting At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Kills 17

NJ Politics Digest: Students, Schools Prepare for Gun Protest Walk Outs

By Steve Cronin
Young girls joined together, anticipating the day they will be able to vote.

The Best Signs From the 2018 Women’s March

By Kaitlynn Keller
The NFL is supporting players who take a knee.

Trump Fumbles Most Dangerous Plot Yet: A Cultural War He Can’t Win

By Joe Lapointe
Abdou Razak of Togo demonstrates against Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé, who inherited the position from his father, but has since been re-elected twice. Protestors want him to step down immediately, and to revive a paragraph of the government's constitution stating that no politician should serve more than two terms.

Getty Captures Chaos of UN Protests in 9 Chillingly Powerful Images

By Kaitlyn Flannagan
Supporters of net neutrality protest FCC director Ajit V. Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute

Snapchat Joins Google, Amazon and Other Tech Giants In Fight for Free, Open Internet

By Alec M. Beresin
New York Times staff protest planned copy team cuts.

NY Times Employees Walk Out in Protest of Copy Team Cuts

By John Bonazzo
Hermann Nitsch's 150.Action performance on June 17 at the MONA Museum's Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart, Australia.

900 Gather to Witness Hermann Nitsch’s Blood-Filled Performance Art

By Alanna Martinez
During a sacrifice, King Attalus presses two words into the liver of the slaughtered animal. Engraving by Bernhard Rode, ca. 1780.

What’s the Big Deal With Animal Sacrifice for Art, Really?

By Alanna Martinez
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