Enough With the Selfies at Museums

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Good morning. ⛅ Iran has executed an artist by hanging for “waging war against God.” What 23-year-old Mohsen Shekari really did was participate in the protests for regime change and equal rights for women. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

December 12, 2022

In other stories, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago revoked Kanye West's (Ye) honorary degree after his recent demented statements in support of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. And in much better news, we look at the career of artist Veronica Ryan, who received this year’s Turner Prize.

Finally, Dereck Stafford Mangus is losing his patience with selfie-takers at museums. Read what he has to say about this phenomenon as a museum guard of 20 years.

— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor

Enough With the Selfies; Look at the Art

Museum guard Dereck Stafford Mangus urges museumgoers to put their phones down, just for a minute. | Dereck Stafford Mangus

This Artist’s Work is On View at The Whitney and Available to Buy on Platform

Armig Santos has been hailed by New York Magazine as one of the “Puerto Rican artists redefining ‘American Art.’” Though only 27 years old, Santos’s accomplishments include two works featured in The Whitney’s critically acclaimed show, No existe un mundo poshuracán. Four of his paintings, and artworks by 11 other museum-worthy artists, are available for sale on Platform this month.
View works by Armig Santos

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