Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker's settlement More than a year after the maker of OxyContin reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids, the money isn't flowing yet The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023
New this week: 'Top Gun,' Lana Del Rey and 'Rabbit Hole' This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding, the landing of “Top Gun: Maverick” on Paramount+ and a TV show centered on an FBI agent who gets pulled into danger and secret missions aboard “The Night Agent” streams on Netflix The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed shows Nan Goldin's fight to hold the Sacklers accountable for role in opioid crisis Photographer Nan Goldin became addicted to OxyContin after it was prescribed for an injury; a new movie shows her quest to hold the corporation behind the US opioid crisis accountable. ABC News · Mar 7, 2023
Nan Goldin is going to the Oscars, and she wants to win It’s not always emphasized given that she’s one of the most groundbreaking still photographers of the past 50 years The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
First Sackler, now Bet365. The art world can’t keep taking money from companies that do us harm Gambling firms shouldn’t be patronising the arts any more than fossil fuel companies, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed director Laura Poitras: “Nan Goldin is doing great things in a dark time” The film follows the artist and activist in her campaign against the Sackler family and the opioid crisis Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review – Nan Goldin’s gripping takedown of the Sackler pharma family Laura Poitras’s Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the artist’s crusade against the philanthropic US billionaires fuelling of the opioid crisis The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023
Our weekend arts and culture picks, from The Fabelmans to Happy Valley Our critics and editors share their expert cultural picks for the next few days The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023
Our weekend arts and culture picks, from Happy Valley to Florence + The Machine Our critics and editors share their expert cultural picks for the next few days The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review: Nan Goldin documentary will leave you emotionally wrecked The film weaves the artist’s fight with the Sackler family over the opioid crisis with her own tragic backstory Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023
Oscars 2023: who will win? And who should win? All eyes are on this Sunday as the awards race heats up Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review – Nan Goldin takes on big pharma Documentary follows Goldin, the artist who became addicted to OxyContin, as she confronts the wealthy art patrons who profited from its sale The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023
‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ review: A nonfiction gem about photographer and activist Nan Goldin When director Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” snagged the top prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival, in a field of qualifying titles including “Tár” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” accusations of contrarian virtue-signaling were flung hither and yon, in some cases even by people who’d… Chicago Tribune · Dec 20, 2022
How one artist took on the Sacklers and shook their reputation in the art world A new documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed tells the story of Nan Goldin, a photographer and activist who survived opioid addiction — then challenged members of the Sackler family. WEKU · Dec 5, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022 Indonesian collective at heart of antisemitism row top art world power list ruangrupa group, who curated exhibition including mural with Jewish caricatures, are first Asian artists to top list
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2022 Soup on Van Gogh and graffiti on Warhol: climate activists follow the long history of museums as a site of protest Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans at the National Gallery of Australia are just the latest artistic target of climate protesters, who have been throwing soup, mashed potatoes and cake at art worth millions of dollars.
Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2022 US pharmacy companies reach $10bn settlement over opioid claims The deals mean CVS and Walgreens will pay more than $10bn for their roles in the US opioid crisis.
WEKU · Oct 26, 2022 Protests at art museums are nothing new. Here are 3 famous examples from history Climate groups like Just Stop Oil are making headlines for targeting famous works of art in their fossil fuel protests. It's a tactic that other individuals and groups have used over the last century.
Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022 Design museum takes tainted Sackler name off its library The DESIGN Museum in Kensington has quietly removed the Sackler name from its library, becoming one of the last London institutions to distance itself from the American US philanthropic family.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 11, 2022 Poitras Documentary Wins Top Prize at Venice Film Festival “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras’s epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections has been awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Poitras, the American filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning Edward Snowden…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022 Artists must expose corruption, urges director of documentary on opioid crisis The story of Nan Goldin, a photographer who campaigned against the Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma, premieres at the Venice Film Festival
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022 Laura Poitras film spotlights activist photographer Goldin Laura Poitras' Nan Goldin documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” is having its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, where it is part of the main competition slate
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 Review: 'Raising Lazarus,' by Beth Macy NONFICTION: A companion to her prize-winning "Dopesick," Macy's new book explores the fallout of the opioid crisis — and those who try to stem the tide.
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022 New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray’s Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” and Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin’s battle against the Sackler family
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2022 Londoner’s Diary: Sackler name out of the picture at Dulwich gallery In today’s diary: Dulwich gallery re-think Sackler endorsement/ Wombles pagent incurs songwriter’s wrath/ Rylance refuses to play famous people/Cummings says Bojo would prefer to write a book about Shakespeare than be the PM