Prisoners supporting Palestine disrupted the free Friday event

The Whitney Museum in New York has become a site for protest by arts and culture workers on Friday (May 23), following the cancellation of the last support institution for events.

The protest, which was announced on Instagram by the group’s book against the war on Gaza, began at approximately 8 pm during the “Free Friday night” event in Whitney, which provides a payment-what is acceptance from 7 pm and 10 pm from the level of mezzanine, the demonstrators are calmly wrapped in the Palestinian flag and reading a sign “that does not have creativity to death.” On the ground floor, activists distributed the brochures with the printed text in the Whitney house line, which demanded “the removal of the members of the board of directors associated with the genocide, military and racist separation”, in addition to the end of “to wash institutional antiquities, control, monitoring and east of artists.”

The museum’s security was briefly prevented to enter the museum and its opponents. At the same time, activists formed a circle in the hall There are no aesthetics outside silk: mourning, militancy, and performanceFADL FAKHouri, Noel Maghahathe and Fargo TBAKH, on May 12, two days ago, as part of the programming of the exhibition organized by the independent study program for Whitney.

Since cancellation There are no aestheticsThe audit was also paid to extract Gregg Bordowitz, a former actress as a manager of the Internet service provider. according to Artnet NewsReduction of a reduction in the ranking of the Brandz in February, but it is still not clear that it was removed to the exit. He spoke publicly against the abolition of performance, describing him as “storming” by Whitney.

Those who participate in performance as a call for mourning have described nearly 50,000 Palestinians who have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and those who have suffered for decades of Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank. Within an hour and a half There are no aestheticsThe artists had to explain the “degrees” written by Natalie Diaz, Cristina Sharp, and Brandon Shimuda, who conveyed the topics of sadness, endurance and challenge.

He also confirmed to ARTNEWS Written by a Whitney spokesman, the performance was canceled after the museum’s leadership saw the initial offer to work in the poetry project, where the piece was organized in cooperation with Jewish currents. This repetition, which was opened entitled, was presented by one of the artists to the attendees: “You may remain in this audience only if you love the Palestinians completely and completely, you may only remain if you love us while we are alive and when we are dead, when we fight for survival, dignity, return, real and sustainable life using any available ways.”

The title included a request that any of the attendees leave the room if they “believe in Israel in any incarnation.”

In a prior statement to ARTNEWSWhitney said that the work “evaluated the violence and images of the specified violence”, and that there was no case when we find that it is acceptable to strengthen the members of our society based on the system of their beliefs and ask them to leave an exhibition or performance. ” Sarah Nadal-Melissio, assistant director of Internet service providers, said the introduction would not be included in the performance of the performance.

Last night, one of the demonstrators read the introduction of performance before assembly. The demonstration and its articles also called on the members of the Witnessi Nancy Carrington, the Crown Prince, Leonard A. Lauder and Lori M. Tish, all the strong beneficiaries of the arts in New York, for their various family and financial relations with Israel. On Friday, the banners on Friday charged the crown, whose family is one of the main shareholders at General Dynamics, a weapons manufacturer that was a repeated topic of criticism from activists for its treatment with Israel.

The demonstration quietly left the museum’s lounge around 9 pm, “This will not be the last time you see,” an activist who called for the hallway before that. “Keep your eyes open because society sees you.”

Whitney and ISP speakers did not respond to requests to comment on a protest last night.