{"id":1846065,"date":"2026-03-25T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1846065"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:00:57","slug":"what-makes-a-good-protest-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1846065","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Good Protest Sign?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">What Makes a Good Protest Sign?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Tip on how to create a powerful No Kings sign, art to see in Chicago this spring, DHS uses a Japanese artist\u2019s painting to promote its racist agenda, the baby Jesus painting that went viral. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-25\">March 25, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>\u201cWhen in doubt, always bring art supplies to the protest.\u201d Words to live by from Steven Weinberg, a comic artist and children\u2019s book author based in Upstate New York. With the next No Kings protest coming up this Saturday, he asked several artists, writers, and curators \u2014 including <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian \u2014 for practical tips on making a protest sign that sticks it to the powers that be.<\/p>\n<p>Check out his guide below, plus the Japanese artist whose work was appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security, how the US-Israel war on Iran is impacting art spaces across the Gulf states, and a Mannerist baby Jesus who foreshadowed the advent of looksmaxxing by 500 years.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-make-a-no-kings-protest-sign\">How to Make a No Kings Protest Sign<\/h3>\n<p>We asked artists, writers, and curators for practical tips on crafting a powerful protest sign. | Steven Weinberg<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/PrintFair-209-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Spring<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair\u2019s expanded second edition. April 9\u201312, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/met--1--1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Rosso Fiorentino, \u201cMadonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist\u201d (1512\u201313) (edit Valentina Di Liscia\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The internet goes wild for The Met\u2019s newly acquired Mannerist painting of an unusually muscular baby Jesus, which was recently identified as a long-lost work by Italian painter Rosso Fiorentino.<\/li>\n<li>Though some galleries and museums across the Gulf states remain open and organizations project cautious optimism, the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran is being felt by the neighboring cultural sector.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Japanese artist Hiroshi Nagai, best known for painting leisurely beach and poolside scenes, told <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> that he is \u201cat a loss\u201d after the US Department of Homeland Security used his work to promote its agenda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"on-view-in-chicago\">On View in Chicago<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/1992-94_Chinese-New-Year-s-Parade_WONG-0130-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Martin Wong, \u201cChinese New Year\u2019s Parade\u201d (1992-94) (\u00a9 Martin Wong Foundation, courtesy Martin Wong Foundation and P\u00b7P\u00b7O\u00b7W, New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-exhibitions-to-see-in-chicago-this-spring\">10 Exhibitions to See in Chicago This Spring<\/h3>\n<p>Martin Wong\u2019s mesmerizing Chinatowns, Mindy Rose Schwartz\u2019s subversion of craft, Nate Millstein\u2019s tin ceilings, and so much more. | Natalie Jenkins<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>FEATURED OPPORTUNITY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Center for Craft \u2013 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>Four $5,000 awards will be offered to fellows conducting research on underrepresented craft histories. The fellowship will culminate with a featured article on\u00a0<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>\u00a0and a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft. Read more on\u00a0<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: May 20, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>centerforcraft.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Johannes_Adam_Simon_Oertel_Pulling_Down_the_Statue_of_King_George_III-_N.Y.C._ca._1859.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\"><figcaption><span>Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, \u201cPulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C.\u201d (c. 1852), oil on canvas, held at the New York Historical (photo public domain via <\/span><span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-visual-history-of-no-kings\">A Visual History of No Kings<\/h3>\n<p>From the destruction of King George III\u2019s statue to today\u2019s No Kings movement, resistance to tyranny has always demanded aesthetic subversion. | Ed Simon<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">What Makes a Good Protest Sign?<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Tip on how to create a powerful No Kings sign, art to see in Chicago this spring, DHS uses a Japanese artist\u2019s painting to promote its racist agenda, the baby Jesus painting that went viral. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-25\">March 25, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 3 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>\u201cWhen in doubt, always bring art supplies to the protest.\u201d Words to live by from Steven Weinberg, a comic artist and children\u2019s book author based in Upstate New York. With the next No Kings protest coming up this Saturday, he asked several artists, writers, and curators \u2014 including <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian \u2014 for practical tips on making a protest sign that sticks it to the powers that be.<\/p>\n<p>Check out his guide below, plus the Japanese artist whose work was appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security, how the US-Israel war on Iran is impacting art spaces across the Gulf states, and a Mannerist baby Jesus who foreshadowed the advent of looksmaxxing by 500 years.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-make-a-no-kings-protest-sign\">How to Make a No Kings Protest Sign<\/h3>\n<p>We asked artists, writers, and curators for practical tips on crafting a powerful protest sign. | Steven Weinberg<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/PrintFair-209-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Spring<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair\u2019s expanded second edition. April 9\u201312, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/met--1--1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Rosso Fiorentino, \u201cMadonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist\u201d (1512\u201313) (edit Valentina Di Liscia\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The internet goes wild for The Met\u2019s newly acquired Mannerist painting of an unusually muscular baby Jesus, which was recently identified as a long-lost work by Italian painter Rosso Fiorentino.<\/li>\n<li>Though some galleries and museums across the Gulf states remain open and organizations project cautious optimism, the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran is being felt by the neighboring cultural sector.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Japanese artist Hiroshi Nagai, best known for painting leisurely beach and poolside scenes, told <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> that he is \u201cat a loss\u201d after the US Department of Homeland Security used his work to promote its agenda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"on-view-in-chicago\">On View in Chicago<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/1992-94_Chinese-New-Year-s-Parade_WONG-0130-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Martin Wong, \u201cChinese New Year\u2019s Parade\u201d (1992-94) (\u00a9 Martin Wong Foundation, courtesy Martin Wong Foundation and P\u00b7P\u00b7O\u00b7W, New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-exhibitions-to-see-in-chicago-this-spring\">10 Exhibitions to See in Chicago This Spring<\/h3>\n<p>Martin Wong\u2019s mesmerizing Chinatowns, Mindy Rose Schwartz\u2019s subversion of craft, Nate Millstein\u2019s tin ceilings, and so much more. | Natalie Jenkins<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>FEATURED OPPORTUNITY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Center for Craft \u2013 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>Four $5,000 awards will be offered to fellows conducting research on underrepresented craft histories. The fellowship will culminate with a featured article on\u00a0<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>\u00a0and a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft. Read more on\u00a0<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: May 20, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>centerforcraft.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Johannes_Adam_Simon_Oertel_Pulling_Down_the_Statue_of_King_George_III-_N.Y.C._ca._1859.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\"><figcaption><span>Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, \u201cPulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C.\u201d (c. 1852), oil on canvas, held at the New York Historical (photo public domain via <\/span><span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-visual-history-of-no-kings\">A Visual History of No Kings<\/h3>\n<p>From the destruction of King George III\u2019s statue to today\u2019s No Kings movement, resistance to tyranny has always demanded aesthetic subversion. | Ed Simon<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>\u201cWhen in doubt, always bring art supplies to the protest.\u201d Words to live by from Steven Weinberg, a comic artist and children\u2019s book author based in Upstate New York. With the next No Kings protest coming up this Saturday, he asked several artists, writers, and curators \u2014 including <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> Editor-at-Large Hrag Vartanian \u2014 for practical tips on making a protest sign that sticks it to the powers that be.<\/p>\n<p>Check out his guide below, plus the Japanese artist whose work was appropriated by the Department of Homeland Security, how the US-Israel war on Iran is impacting art spaces across the Gulf states, and a Mannerist baby Jesus who foreshadowed the advent of looksmaxxing by 500 years.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Untitled-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-to-make-a-no-kings-protest-sign\">How to Make a No Kings Protest Sign<\/h3>\n<p>We asked artists, writers, and curators for practical tips on crafting a powerful protest sign. | Steven Weinberg<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/PrintFair-209-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to Powerhouse Arts This Spring<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Over 50 exhibitors, hands-on programming, and a juried print exhibition make up the fair\u2019s expanded second edition. April 9\u201312, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/met--1--1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Rosso Fiorentino, \u201cMadonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist\u201d (1512\u201313) (edit Valentina Di Liscia\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The internet goes wild for The Met\u2019s newly acquired Mannerist painting of an unusually muscular baby Jesus, which was recently identified as a long-lost work by Italian painter Rosso Fiorentino.<\/li>\n<li>Though some galleries and museums across the Gulf states remain open and organizations project cautious optimism, the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran is being felt by the neighboring cultural sector.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Japanese artist Hiroshi Nagai, best known for painting leisurely beach and poolside scenes, told <em>Hyperallergic<\/em> that he is \u201cat a loss\u201d after the US Department of Homeland Security used his work to promote its agenda.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"on-view-in-chicago\">On View in Chicago<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/1992-94_Chinese-New-Year-s-Parade_WONG-0130-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Martin Wong, \u201cChinese New Year\u2019s Parade\u201d (1992-94) (\u00a9 Martin Wong Foundation, courtesy Martin Wong Foundation and P\u00b7P\u00b7O\u00b7W, New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-exhibitions-to-see-in-chicago-this-spring\">10 Exhibitions to See in Chicago This Spring<\/h3>\n<p>Martin Wong\u2019s mesmerizing Chinatowns, Mindy Rose Schwartz\u2019s subversion of craft, Nate Millstein\u2019s tin ceilings, and so much more. | Natalie Jenkins<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>FEATURED OPPORTUNITY<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Center for Craft \u2013 2026 Craft Archive Fellowship<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>Four $5,000 awards will be offered to fellows conducting research on underrepresented craft histories. The fellowship will culminate with a featured article on\u00a0<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>\u00a0and a virtual program hosted by the Center for Craft. Read more on\u00a0<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: May 20, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>centerforcraft.org<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/03\/Johannes_Adam_Simon_Oertel_Pulling_Down_the_Statue_of_King_George_III-_N.Y.C._ca._1859.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\"><figcaption><span>Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, \u201cPulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C.\u201d (c. 1852), oil on canvas, held at the New York Historical (photo public domain via <\/span><span>Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"a-visual-history-of-no-kings\">A Visual History of No Kings<\/h3>\n<p>From the destruction of King George III\u2019s statue to today\u2019s No Kings movement, resistance to tyranny has always demanded aesthetic subversion. | Ed Simon<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/RajniPereraandMarigoldSantosEfflorescenceTheWayWeWake2023.Courtesytheartists.PhotoMACLyon-3-.jpg\" alt=\"Take Your Practice Further in a Visual Arts Residency at Banff Centre\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Take Your Practice Further in a Visual Arts Residency at Banff Centre<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Engage with leading contemporary faculty, access exceptional studios, and develop your practice in Banff\u2019s inspiring mountain setting.  <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/5.png\" alt=\"Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Vilcek Foundation<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/RS30297_20250415_BACON_Q2A2522.jpg\" alt=\"VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">VCUarts\u2019 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The two-part exhibition features the work of 28 MFA candidates across several disciplines in Fine Art and Design. Now on view in Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/03\/Sore-Throat--2023---Detail--by-Bugarin---Castle.-Film.-Courtesy-the-artists-1.png\" alt=\"CONDUCTOR Is New York\u2019s First Art Fair Committed to the Global Majority\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">CONDUCTOR Is New York\u2019s First Art Fair Committed to the Global Majority<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">From April 30 to May 3, discover 27 galleries and 17 special projects spotlighting artists from across the world at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Powerhouse Arts<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/what-makes-a-good-protest-sign\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter What Makes a Good Protest Sign? 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