US museums and galleries close for national strike against ICE
On January 30, hundreds of US museums and galleries closed in solidarity with the 'National Shutdown', a nationwide strike demanding an end to funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The action follows the deaths of at least eight people since the start of the year while in ICE custody or killed by ICE agents, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. An earlier economic blackout in the Twin Cities on January 23 preceded this national protest. Participating institutions range from major commercial galleries like David Zwirner, Pace, and Marian Goodman to nonprofit spaces such as Artists Space, Drawing Center, and El Museo del Barrio, spanning cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, and Miami.
Key facts
- Over 100 US museums and galleries closed on January 30 for the 'National Shutdown' strike.
- The strike calls for 'No work. No School. No Shopping. Stop funding ICE'.
- At least eight people have died in ICE custody or by ICE agents since the start of the year.
- Alex Pretti and Renee Good were killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
- An economic blackout in Minneapolis and St. Paul occurred on January 23.
- Participating institutions include David Zwirner, Pace, Marian Goodman, and El Museo del Barrio.
- The protest spans multiple cities: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, and Miami.
- The strike is a coordinated national action against ICE funding.
Entities
Artists
- Alex Pretti
- Renee Good
Institutions
- 303 Gallery
- 56 Henry
- Adams and Ollman
- A.I.R.
- Alexander Gray Associates
- Alison Bradley Projects
- Almine Rech
- Andrew Edlin
- Andrew Kreps Gallery
- Anonymous Gallery
- Anton Kern Gallery
- Artists Space
- Berggruen Gallery
- Blade Study
- Bortolami
- The Brick
- Bronx Art Space
- Canada
- CARA
- Casemore Gallery
- Casey Kaplan
- Charlie James Gallery
- Chapter NY
- Chart Gallery
- Chris Sharp Gallery
- Company
- Corbett vs Dempsey
- Cristin Tierney
- David B. Smith Gallery
- David Zwirner
- DC Moore
- D.D.D.D.
- Document
- Drawing Center
- El Museo del Barrio
- Eyebeam
- Fernberger Gallery
- Fragment
- Fraenkel Gallery
- Fridman Gallery
- Galerie Lelong
- Gordon Robichaux
- Gray
- Greene Naftali
- Harkawik
- Henrique Faria New York
- Higher Pictures
- Hoffman Donahue
- Hostler Burrows
- Howard Greenberg Gallery
- ILY2
- Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
- Ivester Contemporary
- Jacqueline Sullivan Gallery
- James Cohan
- Jane Lombard Gallery
- Jeffrey Deitch
- Kavi Gupta
- Klaus von Nichtssagend
- Kristen Lorello
- kurimanzutto
- La Loma
- Lehmann Maupin
- Luhring Augustine
- The Luminary
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- Make Room
- Management
- Marian Goodman
- Marianne Boesky
- Martha’s
- Magenta Plains
- Margot Samel
- Michael Kohn Gallery
- Michael Rosenfeld
- Microscope Gallery
- Miguel Abreu Gallery
- MOCAD
- MOCA LA
- Monique Meloche
- Moskowitz Bayse
- Mrs.
- Nara Roesler
- Nazarian/Curcio
- Nicola Vassell
- Nina Johnson
- Nguyen Wahed
- Olney Gleason
- Pace
- Paula Cooper
- Peter Fetterman Gallery
- Peter Freeman
- Petzel
- Peter Blum Gallery
- Picture Theory
- The Pit
- Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
- Printed Matter
- Project for Empty Space
- R & Company
- Recess
- Regen Projects
- Rivalry Projects
- Roberts Projects
- Ryan Lee
- Salon 94
- Sargent’s Daughters
- Scandinavia House
- Screen Slate
- Sean Kelly
- Sebastian Gladstone
- Shrine
- Silke Lindner
- Sikkema Malloy Jenkins
- Smack Mellon
- Tanya Bonakdar
- Timothy Taylor
- Vielmetter Los Angeles
- Western Exhibitions
- White Columns
Locations
- New York City
- NYC
- New York
- Los Angeles
- LA
- California
- San Francisco
- CA
- Chicago
- Illinois
- Portland
- Oregon
- Miami
- Florida
- Denver
- Colorado
- Austin
- Texas
- St. Louis
- Missouri
- Madison
- Wisconsin
- Detroit
- Michigan
- Newark
- New Jersey
- Buffalo
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- St. Paul
- Twin Cities
- United States