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In Letter, Artists and Scholars Call for Reinstatement of Whitney ISP Leader Ousted Amid Censorship Controversy

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More than 100 artists and scholars, including artists Emily Jacir, Hans Haacke, and Michael Rakowitz, have signed an open letter “in defense” of Dr. Sara Nadal-Melsió, the former associate director of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program (ISP), whose position was eliminated in June following the cancellation of a pro-Palestine performance that was set to take place as part of the program. “As much as to protest this u…
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ARTnews broke the news in on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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