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* The gentrification of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA.<ref name=":0" />
* The gentrification of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA.<ref name=":0" />
* {{esccnty|Israel|y=2019|t=Israel's hosting}} of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019]] {{esccnty|Israel|y=2024|t=its participation}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|2024 contest]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Soussi|first=Alasdair|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/why-was-israel-forced-to-change-its-song-entry-for-eurovision|title=Why was Israel forced to change its song entry for Eurovision?|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=2024-03-13|access-date=2024-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Meagher|first=John|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/eurovision-israel-and-calls-for-a-boycott-some-artists-may-be-afraid-to-pull-out-but-if-somebody-jumps-others-will-too/a511953154.html|title=Eurovision, Israel and calls for a boycott: 'Some artists may be afraid to pull out — but if somebody jumps, others will too'|work=[[Independent.ie]]|date=2024-04-11|access-date=2024-04-11}}</ref>
* {{esccnty|Israel|y=2019|t=Israel's hosting}} of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019]] and {{esccnty|Israel|y=2024|t=its participation}} in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|2024 contest]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Soussi|first=Alasdair|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/13/why-was-israel-forced-to-change-its-song-entry-for-eurovision|title=Why was Israel forced to change its song entry for Eurovision?|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|date=2024-03-13|access-date=2024-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Meagher|first=John|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/eurovision-israel-and-calls-for-a-boycott-some-artists-may-be-afraid-to-pull-out-but-if-somebody-jumps-others-will-too/a511953154.html|title=Eurovision, Israel and calls for a boycott: 'Some artists may be afraid to pull out — but if somebody jumps, others will too'|work=[[Independent.ie]]|date=2024-04-11|access-date=2024-04-11}}</ref>
* 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]] Gallery.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|date=May 15, 2019|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=June 13, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lieberman|first=Rhonda|date=September 23, 2019|title=Painting Over the Dirty Truth|magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/154991/rich-art-museum-donors-exploit-identity-politics-launder-reputations-philanthropy|access-date=June 13, 2021|issn=0028-6583}}</ref>
* 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]] Gallery.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|date=May 15, 2019|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=June 13, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lieberman|first=Rhonda|date=September 23, 2019|title=Painting Over the Dirty Truth|magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/154991/rich-art-museum-donors-exploit-identity-politics-launder-reputations-philanthropy|access-date=June 13, 2021|issn=0028-6583}}</ref>



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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.[1][2]

Etymology

With a structure similar to terms such as 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]

Examples

References

  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "The Pernicious Realities of 'Artwashing'". Bloomberg.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Dalley, Jan (August 17, 2018). "Why artwashing is a dirty word". www.ft.com. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Art & Gentrification: What is "Artwashing" and What Are Galleries Doing to Resist It?". Artspace. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Artwashing: the new watchword for anti-gentrification protesters". the Guardian. July 18, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gentrification-What Do We Know?". Amplify Arts. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Soussi, Alasdair (March 13, 2024). "Why was Israel forced to change its song entry for Eurovision?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Meagher, John (April 11, 2024). "Eurovision, Israel and calls for a boycott: 'Some artists may be afraid to pull out — but if somebody jumps, others will too'". Independent.ie. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  9. ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (May 15, 2019). "The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Lieberman, Rhonda (September 23, 2019). "Painting Over the Dirty Truth". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved June 13, 2021.