Explain Me with Laura Raicovich: Art and Museums in An Age of Protest
This week hosts William Powhida and Paddy Johnson sit down with curator, writer, and former museum director Laura Raicovich to discuss her new book Culture Strike: Art and Museums in An Age of Protest. We do a deep dive with her not just on the subjects in the book, but her latest project, The Art and Society Census. Relevant links below.
Culture Strike: Art and Museums in An Age of Protest, VERSO
The Art and Society Census, HYPERALLERGIC AND THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Deinstutitional Research Team. (A project William Powhida worked on mentioned in the book.) LINK
StrikeMoMA LINK
The Whitney Staff letter central to the Kanders' protests. HYPERALLERGIC
A good policy-based companion for Laura's project. THE PEOPLE'S CULTURAL PLAN
A non-profit with a board structure worth promoting as a positive example. RECESS
Back story on Laura's resignation from the Queens Museum of Art- ARTNET NEWS