Artwashing
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
- the gentrification of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA[5]
- donations from the Sackler family, owners of the pharmaceutical company at the center of the US opioid crisis, to museums such as the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Tate Gallery[7][8]
References
- ^ O'Sullivan, Ferguson (June 24, 2014). "The Pernicious Realities of 'Artwashing'". Bloomberg.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "From the MoMA expansion to 'artwashing' ill-gotten wealth: the major museum moments of 2019". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Dalley, Jan (2018-08-17). "Why artwashing is a dirty word". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Art & Gentrification: What is "Artwashing" and What Are Galleries Doing to Resist It?". Artspace. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ a b "Artwashing: the new watchword for anti-gentrification protesters". the Guardian. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Gentrification-What Do We Know?". Amplify Arts. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (2019-05-15). "The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Lieberman, Rhonda (2019-09-23). "Painting Over the Dirty Truth". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-06-13.