| Good morning and happy May Day to all the workers out there. The Siren, an art-activism publication led by Coco Fusco, Noah Fischer, and Pablo Helguera, is back with a second issue, this time chock-full of satirical delights marking Trump’s disastrous 100 days in office. So have a laugh to keep from crying, or as Fusco implores: “Read up and rise up!”
To mark the day’s celebration of labor rights and movements, read Anthony Hawley’s opinion piece on why the School of Visual Arts needs a faculty union. And for a riveting tale of an artwork rediscovered, don’t miss journalist Laurie Gwen Shapiro on the Eva Hesse painting whose whereabouts were a mystery until an eagle-eyed appraiser plucked the suspiciously gestural artwork from an online Goodwill sale.
Also in the news, a Republican Senator is invoking a law enacted in 1938 to counter Nazi propaganda in a bid to investigate The People’s Forum, a NYC-based arts and advocacy organization that has long mobilized in support of Palestine — Staff Reporter Isa Farfan has the story.
Hyperallergic’s summer art book reading list, a press photo of detained migrants that puts the Trump administration’s cruelty into sharp perspective, and lots more below.
— Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor | 
