When I met Dolores Huerta during a workshop in 2020, her quiet conviction and grounding strength illuminated the room. Smiling and assured, she was exactly the person I’d grown up hearing about, the leader who continues to guide generations of organizers. At the end of the meeting, she led the group in the chant that she originated in 1972: “Sí, se puede.”
The world is aching this week in the wake of the revelation that Cesar Chavez, with whom she co-founded United Farm Workers, assaulted her and two young girls during the movement. Staff Writer Isa Farfan reports on California schools and institutions covering up their statues and reassessing the legacy of Chavez after the allegations came to light, part of a wave of support for the survivors.
Today, we also have Aruna D’Souza’s thoughtful review of a show on the late artist Zarina, who grappled with the violence of Partition and teased out the jagged edges of the borders that sliced through South Asia. Don’t miss Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar’s quest to find affordable art at the Affordable Art Fair — it’s harder than you think — plus the latest Banksy drama and more in Art Movements.
—Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor
California Schools Cover Cesar Chávez Statue After Abuse Accusations
Institutions are removing references to the Chicano labor leader, who was accused of sexually abusing girls in a new investigation. | Isa Farfan
Diane Green: Molecules of Creativity at ARTECH Foundation
An immersive exploration of creativity, Diane Green’s latest exhibition integrates traditional painting with cutting-edge technology, featuring large-scale works, time-lapse video installations, and a contemplative meditation space. Through meticulously crafted environments, she illuminates the interconnectedness of time and space, offering insights into the creative process itself. On view at 445 Park Ave, New York, through March 26, 2026.
At the Fair
What Can $500 Buy at the Affordable Art Fair?
And, more importantly, is the work on view worth the price? | Rhea Nayyar
From Our Critics
Zarina Brought the World to New York
Her visual idiom was fully embedded in South Asian histories, but she never fell into a too-close relationship with national identity. | Aruna D’Souza
CONDUCTOR Is New York’s First Art Fair Committed to the Global Majority
From April 30 to May 3, discover 27 galleries and 17 special projects spotlighting artists from across the world at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn.
Community
Art Movements: And the $100K Rauschenberg Award Goes to…
Winners of the Rauschenberg Centennial Award, Madeleine Grynsztejn leaves MCA Chicago, Banksy is (maybe) unmasked, and other industry news this week.
Required Reading
This week: Ukrainian mosaics, artists and motherhood, Dolores Huerta speaks out, copaganda in the US, wall labels versus artworks, and is your diet a little bit fascist?
A View From the Easel
This week, artist Lex Maria repurposes school supplies and Jade van der Mark collects faces on the subway.
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