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Amy Sherald’s Canceled Smithsonian Show Goes to Baltimore

Amy Sherald‘s exhibition “American Sublime” is now expected to open at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) in November. The announcement follows the artist’s decision to cancel the iteration planned at the Smithsonian in July amid censorship concerns. “Presenting American Sublime at the BMA is a celebration of our creative community and a joyful reunion with those […]

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Amy Sherald Speaks Out About Government Censorship at the Smithsonian

Amy Sherald, the painter who canceled her exhibition “American Sublime” at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in July due to censorship issues, has broken her silence in a MSNBC article. Sherald canceled her September show after the museum considered removing her painting Trans Forming Liberty (2024), depicting model and performance artist Arewà Basit as a Black […]

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