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| ⚫ | '''Artwashing''' describes the use of |
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| ⚫ | '''Artwashing''' describes the use of art and artists in a positive way to distract from or legitimize negative actions by an individual, organization, country, or government—especially in reference to [[gentrification]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Sullivan|first=Ferguson|date=June 24, 2014|title=The Pernicious Realities of 'Artwashing'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-24/the-pernicious-realities-of-artwashing|website=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=From the MoMA expansion to 'artwashing' ill-gotten wealth: the major museum moments of 2019|url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/artwashing-wealth-energises-protests|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=www.theartnewspaper.com|date=December 12, 2019|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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With a structure similar to terms such as [[Pinkwashing (LGBT)|pinkwashing]] and [[purplewashing]], it is a [[portmanteau]] of the words " |
With a structure similar to terms such as [[greenwashing]], [[Pinkwashing (LGBT)|pinkwashing]], and [[purplewashing]], it is a [[portmanteau]] of the words "art" and "[[Whitewashing (censorship)|whitewashing]]". The term was coined in the 2017 protests against gentrification in the [[Boyle Heights, Los Angeles|Boyle Heights]] neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dalley|first=Jan|date=August 17, 2018|title=Why artwashing is a dirty word|url=https://www.ft.com/content/479cb6b2-a0af-11e8-85da-eeb7a9ce36e4|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Art & Gentrification: What is "Artwashing" and What Are Galleries Doing to Resist It?|url=http://www.artspace.com/magazine/art_101/art-gentrification-what-is-artwashing-and-what-are-galleries-doing-to-resist-it|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=Artspace|language=english}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=July 18, 2016|title=Artwashing: the new watchword for anti-gentrification protesters|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2016/jul/18/artwashing-new-watchword-for-anti-gentrification-protesters|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gentrification-What Do We Know?|url=https://www.amplifyarts.org/alternate-currents/2019/9/11/oqqm22skuujhfmk8e82p4eq2ef26z8|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=Amplify Arts|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Examples == |
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* the gentrification of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA<ref name=":0" /> |
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* donations from the [[Sackler family]], owners of the [[Purdue Pharma|pharmaceutical company]] at the center of the [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|US opioid crisis]], to museums such as the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]], the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], and the [[Tate|Tate Gallery]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|date=2019-05-15|title=The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/arts/design/met-museum-sackler-opioids.html|access-date=2021-06-13|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lieberman|first=Rhonda|date=2019-09-23|title=Painting Over the Dirty Truth|work=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/154991/rich-art-museum-donors-exploit-identity-politics-launder-reputations-philanthropy|access-date=2021-06-13|issn=0028-6583}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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[[Category:Corruption]] |
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[[Category:Gentrification]] |
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[[Category:Cover-ups]] |
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[[Category:Art]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 11 May 2024
Artwashing describes the use of art and artists in a positive way to distract from or legitimize negative actions by an individual, organization, country, or government—especially in reference to gentrification.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]With a structure similar to terms such as greenwashing, pinkwashing, and purplewashing, it is a portmanteau of the words "art" and "whitewashing". The term was coined in the 2017 protests against gentrification in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Sullivan, Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "The Pernicious Realities of 'Artwashing'". Bloomberg.
- ^ "From the MoMA expansion to 'artwashing' ill-gotten wealth: the major museum moments of 2019". www.theartnewspaper.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Dalley, Jan (August 17, 2018). "Why artwashing is a dirty word". www.ft.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Art & Gentrification: What is "Artwashing" and What Are Galleries Doing to Resist It?". Artspace. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Artwashing: the new watchword for anti-gentrification protesters". the Guardian. July 18, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Gentrification-What Do We Know?". Amplify Arts. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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