Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Will Finally Open
The long-contested museum has an opening date. Plus, V&A Museum workers strike, a Taipei military settlement becomes an artist residency, and a documentary on protest photography.
After twenty years of delays, allegations, and recalibrations, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is set to open its doors on December 11. The Frank Gehry-designed museum will debut an exhibition titled "Help Wanted / Leave Now," which explores "Operation Wetback," one of the United States' most extreme deportation campaigns targeting undocumented Mexican workers.
Meanwhile, unionized workers at the Victoria and Albert Museum's East Storehouse location have unanimously decided to strike, citing "Amazon-style" working conditions, including insufficient time for restroom use and access to water. Despite the global focus on labor issues, other stories have a more positive tone. In Taipei, a former military settlement-turned-artist community called Treasure Hill Artist Village has evolved from its origins in the 1940s, now serving as a living history where descendants of the initial inhabitants coexist with artists in residence.
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