The ongoing battle for the restitution of Aboriginal cultural heritage

The Art Syndicate Staff Writer: Constanza Ontiveros Valdés   Around 100,000 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural artifacts and human ancestral remains form part of foreign institutions and private collections. Some of them were looted upon James Cook’s arrival to Australian soil in 1770 while many others have their own stories to tell. For years, […]

How is the artistic community rallying against Anti-Asian hate?

The Art Syndicate Staff Writer: Constanza Ontiveros Valdés Anti-Asian racism is not at all new. However, the emergence of Covid-19 which was dubbed a “Chinese virus,” exponentially increased the number of violent acts and verbal assaults against Asian communities within the US, Australia, and elsewhere. Like many other instances across the globe, the art world […]