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Artists boycott Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project

Artists boycott Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project

The Guggenheim's Abu Dhabi outpost faces a boycott from a group of 130 international artists, curators and writers who say they will refuse to cooperate on the project until working condition for labourers building the $800m museum are improved.
The petition, published online and and addressed to Richard Armstrong, the director of the Guggenheim Foundation and also its New York museum says: “Human rights violations are are currently occurring on Saadiyat Island, the location of the new museum.” Read more…
Image: A model of Frank Gehry's planned Guggenheim Abu Dhabi