@AiE_Sean@briandroitcour The problem is that Tina Rivers Ryan is a scab. Regardless of her personal politics, taking this job is an endorsement of the decision to fire David Velasco for presenting the views of 1000s of artists.
@AiE_Sean@briandroitcour The hubris of willfully ignoring the stance of 800 colleagues shows that she has no interest in this movement bigger than herself. A scab that shares some of my values is still a scab. An institution that gets a vote of no confidence from 800 of its contributors should just die.
@AiE_Sean@briandroitcour In her first "interview," she has the gall to suggest that, contrary to the stated opinion of 800 fellow contributors who are boycotting Artforum, the magazine is a safe space for political activism.
I talked with Stonewall Veteran and @Artforum cover artist Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt about life, art, dancing, activism and gay bars and I'm a less depressed homosexual because of it.
Art has always been first the heart, soul, and guts. It is important to be able to look at something and say, βThis is us.β βThomas Lanigan-Schmidt on art, life, and activism around Stonewall Inn https://t.co/xwwJClQjDY