{"id":1924136,"date":"2026-05-06T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1924136"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:00:22","slug":"art-workers-plan-venice-biennale-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1924136","title":{"rendered":"Art Workers Plan Venice Biennale Strike"},"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\">Art Workers Plan Venice Biennale Strike<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Cultural groups call for a \u201cboycott of the genocide pavilion,\u201d shows to see in Los Angeles, memes from the out-of-touch Met Gala, and more.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/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=\"2026-05-06\">May 6, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>As the Venice Biennale opens for previews this week, cultural workers and organizers opposing Israel\u2019s inclusion in the event are planning what they say is \u201cthe first ever organized strike to occur within the Biennale.\u201d This Friday, May 8, labor unions, event participants, and other individuals plan to withhold their labor in an action organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance and other groups. Look out for <em>Hyperallergic<\/em>\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, our list of exhibitions to see around Los Angeles this month; a round-up of the best memes about the out-of-touch, Bezos-funded Met Gala; and a profile of nonagenarian artist and master printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil, whose work is currently on view in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York. Khalil\u2019s paintings, collages, etchings, and more incorporate found elements like stamps and fragments of varying shapes, colors, and textures \u2014 a vision of a world made richer by the interplay of difference. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/photo-2024-04-17-05-55-55-2-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A protest outside the Israeli and US pavilions at the Venice Biennale on April 17, 2024<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"culture-workers-announce-venice-biennale-strike-in-israeli-pavilion-protest\">Culture Workers Announce Venice Biennale Strike in Israeli Pavilion Protest<\/h3>\n<p>Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to \u201cshut down the genocide pavilion.\u201d | Valentina Di Liscia, Isa Farfan<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/NADA.jpeg\" 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>NADA New York 2026 Welcomes 121 International Galleries<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The 12th edition of the New Art Dealers Alliance\u2019s signature fair presents an expanded selection of contemporary art from around the world. On view May 13\u201317.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/image-11-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>Keith Haring at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1983 (photo courtesy Kermit Oswald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A rare Keith Haring self-portrait and other intimate works are on view at Sotheby&#8217;s in New York, offering the public a glimpse into Haring&#8217;s friendship with Kermit Oswald.<\/li>\n<li>Those who flouted the calls to boycott the Bezos-sponsored Met Gala were flogged in memes featuring some of the most creative insults ever crafted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"artists-up-close\">Artists Up Close<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/1.-Mohahammad-Omer-Khalil---Photo-by-Leslie-Jean-Bart-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Mohammad Omer Khalil with his work in <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Common Ground<\/em><\/i><span> at Blackburn Study Center, New York (photo Leslie Jean-Bart, courtesy the artist\/Blackburn Study Center)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"at-90-printmaker-mohammad-omer-khalil-gets-his-due\">At 90, Printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil Gets His Due<\/h3>\n<p>The New York-based Sudanese artist looks back on a lifetime of experimentation in a multi-city retrospective. | Jasmine Weber<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rosy-simas-on-creating-a-space-for-peace-in-minneapolis\">Rosy Simas on Creating a Space for Peace in Minneapolis<\/h3>\n<p>Hyperallergic sat down with the Minnesota-based Seneca artist to discuss her exhibition at the Walker Art Center. | Sheila Regan<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/halsey.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x778\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>In Kyoung Chun: Make Room<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Transparent houses, suspended structures, and intimate paintings serve as metaphors for belonging in this exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"guide\">Guide<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Fonseca1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Harry Fonseca, \u201cSwan Dive Swan Lake Act II\u201d (1984) (courtesy the Harry Fonseca Trust and Babst Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-may\">10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This May<\/h3>\n<p>Remembering Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Yoko Ono\u2019s first museum show in LA, Richard Mayhew\u2019s \u201cmindscapes,\u201d Gordon Parks\u2019s musical output, and more. | Matt Stromberg<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Antonio C. Cuyler on Damien Davis&#8217;s \u201cWhat Artists Sign Away\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">You raised a good question, Damien. Why is the art world, and the creative sector more broadly, more comfortable protecting objects than protecting the people who make culture? Is it some zombie idea that persist due to European colonialism? Nevertheless, thank you for your ongoing masterclass in how artists can re-empower themselves to have the flourishing careers they have envisioned for themselves. Are you planning a book based on your columns? And to Hyperallergic, thank you for platforming journalists like Damien and the many others I read daily \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff. I feel a little smarter every day because of your reporting, which is worth much more than my subscription.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/hiroshige.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Utagawa Hiroshige, \u201cRy\u014dgoku Ek\u014din and Moto-Yanagibashi Bridge\u201d (1857) (courtesy the Brooklyn Museum)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"why-are-hiroshige%E2%80%99s-woodblock-prints-still-so-moving\">Why Are Hiroshige\u2019s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?<\/h3>\n<p>The artist subverts the status system of 19th-century Japan, foreshadowing the impact of modernization and industrialization. | Livia Caligor<\/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\">Art Workers Plan Venice Biennale Strike<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Cultural groups call for a \u201cboycott of the genocide pavilion,\u201d shows to see in Los Angeles, memes from the out-of-touch Met Gala, and more.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/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=\"2026-05-06\">May 6, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>As the Venice Biennale opens for previews this week, cultural workers and organizers opposing Israel\u2019s inclusion in the event are planning what they say is \u201cthe first ever organized strike to occur within the Biennale.\u201d This Friday, May 8, labor unions, event participants, and other individuals plan to withhold their labor in an action organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance and other groups. Look out for <em>Hyperallergic<\/em>\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, our list of exhibitions to see around Los Angeles this month; a round-up of the best memes about the out-of-touch, Bezos-funded Met Gala; and a profile of nonagenarian artist and master printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil, whose work is currently on view in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York. Khalil\u2019s paintings, collages, etchings, and more incorporate found elements like stamps and fragments of varying shapes, colors, and textures \u2014 a vision of a world made richer by the interplay of difference. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/photo-2024-04-17-05-55-55-2-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A protest outside the Israeli and US pavilions at the Venice Biennale on April 17, 2024<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"culture-workers-announce-venice-biennale-strike-in-israeli-pavilion-protest\">Culture Workers Announce Venice Biennale Strike in Israeli Pavilion Protest<\/h3>\n<p>Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to \u201cshut down the genocide pavilion.\u201d | Valentina Di Liscia, Isa Farfan<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/NADA.jpeg\" 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>NADA New York 2026 Welcomes 121 International Galleries<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The 12th edition of the New Art Dealers Alliance\u2019s signature fair presents an expanded selection of contemporary art from around the world. On view May 13\u201317.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/image-11-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>Keith Haring at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1983 (photo courtesy Kermit Oswald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A rare Keith Haring self-portrait and other intimate works are on view at Sotheby&#8217;s in New York, offering the public a glimpse into Haring&#8217;s friendship with Kermit Oswald.<\/li>\n<li>Those who flouted the calls to boycott the Bezos-sponsored Met Gala were flogged in memes featuring some of the most creative insults ever crafted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"artists-up-close\">Artists Up Close<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/1.-Mohahammad-Omer-Khalil---Photo-by-Leslie-Jean-Bart-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Mohammad Omer Khalil with his work in <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Common Ground<\/em><\/i><span> at Blackburn Study Center, New York (photo Leslie Jean-Bart, courtesy the artist\/Blackburn Study Center)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"at-90-printmaker-mohammad-omer-khalil-gets-his-due\">At 90, Printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil Gets His Due<\/h3>\n<p>The New York-based Sudanese artist looks back on a lifetime of experimentation in a multi-city retrospective. | Jasmine Weber<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rosy-simas-on-creating-a-space-for-peace-in-minneapolis\">Rosy Simas on Creating a Space for Peace in Minneapolis<\/h3>\n<p>Hyperallergic sat down with the Minnesota-based Seneca artist to discuss her exhibition at the Walker Art Center. | Sheila Regan<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/halsey.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x778\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>In Kyoung Chun: Make Room<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Transparent houses, suspended structures, and intimate paintings serve as metaphors for belonging in this exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"guide\">Guide<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Fonseca1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Harry Fonseca, \u201cSwan Dive Swan Lake Act II\u201d (1984) (courtesy the Harry Fonseca Trust and Babst Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-may\">10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This May<\/h3>\n<p>Remembering Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Yoko Ono\u2019s first museum show in LA, Richard Mayhew\u2019s \u201cmindscapes,\u201d Gordon Parks\u2019s musical output, and more. | Matt Stromberg<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Antonio C. Cuyler on Damien Davis&#8217;s \u201cWhat Artists Sign Away\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">You raised a good question, Damien. Why is the art world, and the creative sector more broadly, more comfortable protecting objects than protecting the people who make culture? Is it some zombie idea that persist due to European colonialism? Nevertheless, thank you for your ongoing masterclass in how artists can re-empower themselves to have the flourishing careers they have envisioned for themselves. Are you planning a book based on your columns? And to Hyperallergic, thank you for platforming journalists like Damien and the many others I read daily \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff. I feel a little smarter every day because of your reporting, which is worth much more than my subscription.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/hiroshige.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Utagawa Hiroshige, \u201cRy\u014dgoku Ek\u014din and Moto-Yanagibashi Bridge\u201d (1857) (courtesy the Brooklyn Museum)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"why-are-hiroshige%E2%80%99s-woodblock-prints-still-so-moving\">Why Are Hiroshige\u2019s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?<\/h3>\n<p>The artist subverts the status system of 19th-century Japan, foreshadowing the impact of modernization and industrialization. | Livia Caligor<\/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>As the Venice Biennale opens for previews this week, cultural workers and organizers opposing Israel\u2019s inclusion in the event are planning what they say is \u201cthe first ever organized strike to occur within the Biennale.\u201d This Friday, May 8, labor unions, event participants, and other individuals plan to withhold their labor in an action organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance and other groups. Look out for <em>Hyperallergic<\/em>\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Also today, our list of exhibitions to see around Los Angeles this month; a round-up of the best memes about the out-of-touch, Bezos-funded Met Gala; and a profile of nonagenarian artist and master printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil, whose work is currently on view in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York. Khalil\u2019s paintings, collages, etchings, and more incorporate found elements like stamps and fragments of varying shapes, colors, and textures \u2014 a vision of a world made richer by the interplay of difference. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>Lisa Yin Zhang, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/photo-2024-04-17-05-55-55-2-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>A protest outside the Israeli and US pavilions at the Venice Biennale on April 17, 2024<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"culture-workers-announce-venice-biennale-strike-in-israeli-pavilion-protest\">Culture Workers Announce Venice Biennale Strike in Israeli Pavilion Protest<\/h3>\n<p>Labor unions, grassroots groups, and artists plan to withhold their labor on Friday, May 8, with a call to \u201cshut down the genocide pavilion.\u201d | Valentina Di Liscia, Isa Farfan<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/NADA.jpeg\" 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>NADA New York 2026 Welcomes 121 International Galleries<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The 12th edition of the New Art Dealers Alliance\u2019s signature fair presents an expanded selection of contemporary art from around the world. On view May 13\u201317.<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/image-11-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>Keith Haring at Tony Shafrazi Gallery in 1983 (photo courtesy Kermit Oswald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A rare Keith Haring self-portrait and other intimate works are on view at Sotheby&#8217;s in New York, offering the public a glimpse into Haring&#8217;s friendship with Kermit Oswald.<\/li>\n<li>Those who flouted the calls to boycott the Bezos-sponsored Met Gala were flogged in memes featuring some of the most creative insults ever crafted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"artists-up-close\">Artists Up Close<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/1.-Mohahammad-Omer-Khalil---Photo-by-Leslie-Jean-Bart-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Mohammad Omer Khalil with his work in <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Common Ground<\/em><\/i><span> at Blackburn Study Center, New York (photo Leslie Jean-Bart, courtesy the artist\/Blackburn Study Center)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"at-90-printmaker-mohammad-omer-khalil-gets-his-due\">At 90, Printmaker Mohammad Omer Khalil Gets His Due<\/h3>\n<p>The New York-based Sudanese artist looks back on a lifetime of experimentation in a multi-city retrospective. | Jasmine Weber<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rosy-simas-on-creating-a-space-for-peace-in-minneapolis\">Rosy Simas on Creating a Space for Peace in Minneapolis<\/h3>\n<p>Hyperallergic sat down with the Minnesota-based Seneca artist to discuss her exhibition at the Walker Art Center. | Sheila Regan<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/halsey.jpeg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x778\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>In Kyoung Chun: Make Room<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Transparent houses, suspended structures, and intimate paintings serve as metaphors for belonging in this exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"guide\">Guide<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/Fonseca1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Harry Fonseca, \u201cSwan Dive Swan Lake Act II\u201d (1984) (courtesy the Harry Fonseca Trust and Babst Gallery)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-art-shows-to-see-in-los-angeles-this-may\">10 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This May<\/h3>\n<p>Remembering Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Yoko Ono\u2019s first museum show in LA, Richard Mayhew\u2019s \u201cmindscapes,\u201d Gordon Parks\u2019s musical output, and more. | Matt Stromberg<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Antonio C. Cuyler on Damien Davis&#8217;s \u201cWhat Artists Sign Away\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">You raised a good question, Damien. Why is the art world, and the creative sector more broadly, more comfortable protecting objects than protecting the people who make culture? Is it some zombie idea that persist due to European colonialism? Nevertheless, thank you for your ongoing masterclass in how artists can re-empower themselves to have the flourishing careers they have envisioned for themselves. Are you planning a book based on your columns? And to Hyperallergic, thank you for platforming journalists like Damien and the many others I read daily \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff. I feel a little smarter every day because of your reporting, which is worth much more than my subscription.<\/div>\n<\/div>\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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/hiroshige.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption><span>Utagawa Hiroshige, \u201cRy\u014dgoku Ek\u014din and Moto-Yanagibashi Bridge\u201d (1857) (courtesy the Brooklyn Museum)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"why-are-hiroshige%E2%80%99s-woodblock-prints-still-so-moving\">Why Are Hiroshige\u2019s Woodblock Prints Still So Moving?<\/h3>\n<p>The artist subverts the status system of 19th-century Japan, foreshadowing the impact of modernization and industrialization. | Livia Caligor<\/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:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/05\/screen-melancholy.png\" alt=\"Taiwan Presents \u201cScreen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan\u201d at the Venice Biennale\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Taiwan Presents \u201cScreen Melancholy: Li Yi-Fan\u201d at the Venice Biennale<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Presented by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Taiwan Collateral Event transforms the space into a dynamic stage at the Palazzo delle Prigioni.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/05\/Kagan_Michelangelo-s-Adam_2025_LKMG.jpg\" alt=\"Steel And Shadows Converge in \u201cLarry Kagan: Men\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Steel And Shadows Converge in \u201cLarry Kagan: Men\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Opening May 9 at Louis K. Meisel Gallery in New York City, this exhibition invites viewers to reconsider sculpture and perception.  <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Louis K. Meisel Gallery<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/JemmaByun_SelfPortrait.jpg\" alt=\"SMFA at Tufts Presents Passages, the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">SMFA at Tufts Presents Passages, the 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">On view from May 5 to 17 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the graduating class and their journeys through worlds visited and imaged. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">SMFA at Tufts<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/CongressVotingIndependence1856x1350.jpg\" alt=\"Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">This exhibition at Morven Museum &amp; Garden in Princeton examines the lives of the Declaration\u2019s signers, and those they enslaved, through over 100 historic artifacts.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Morven Museum &amp; Garden<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/art-workers-plan-venice-biennale-strike\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Art Workers Plan Venice Biennale Strike Cultural groups call for a \u201cboycott of the genocide pavilion,\u201d shows to see in Los Angeles, memes from the out-of-touch Met Gala, and more. 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