Artwashing Explained

Artwashing describes the use of art and artists in a positive way to distract from or legitimize negative actions by an individual, organization, country, or government—especially in reference to gentrification.[1] [2]

Etymology

With a structure similar to terms such as greenwashing, pinkwashing, and purplewashing, it is a portmanteau of the words "art" and "whitewashing". The term was coined in the 2017 protests against gentrification in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3] [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. Web site: O'Sullivan. Ferguson. June 24, 2014. The Pernicious Realities of 'Artwashing'. Bloomberg.
  2. Web site: From the MoMA expansion to 'artwashing' ill-gotten wealth: the major museum moments of 2019. June 13, 2021. www.theartnewspaper.com. December 12, 2019. en.
  3. Web site: Dalley. Jan. August 17, 2018. Why artwashing is a dirty word. June 13, 2021. www.ft.com. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Art & Gentrification: What is "Artwashing" and What Are Galleries Doing to Resist It?. June 13, 2021. Artspace. english.
  5. Web site: July 18, 2016. Artwashing: the new watchword for anti-gentrification protesters. June 13, 2021. the Guardian. en.
  6. Web site: Gentrification-What Do We Know?. June 13, 2021. Amplify Arts. en-US.

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