It's not what you think. On October 14, 2022, in Room 43 of the National Gallery in London, at approximately 11:00am, protesters threw tomato soup at a Van Gogh painting of sunflowers. It drenched the glass that protects the painting, something the protesters took into account before embarking on Tomato-gate. Pronounced “tō-mäʹ-tō-gāt.” In retaliation, I have thrown … [Read more...] about Why the Van Gogh Assault Matters to Nonprofit Arts Organizations
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Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Just Because Something Is Absurd Doesn’t Make It Offensive, Does It?
The La Brea Tar Pits translates to “The The Tar Tar Pits.” The Los Angeles Angels translates to “The The Angels Angels.” Both of these items are well-known jokes to most Angelenos. But are they racially insensitive, somehow? Should someone who says these things out loud be pilloried for allegedly making fun of (and therefore, disrespecting) the Latinx culture…when they’re … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Just Because Something Is Absurd Doesn’t Make It Offensive, Does It?