Texas university shuts down 'I.C.E. pops' art exhibit

1. Yikes 2. Those texts are the kind of thing I‘d make up on an exam if I wanted to bypass students’ speculation about possible legit motives 3. It seems (separately) bananas that university admins apparently thought they might be able to edit the exhibition themselves?? www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

With Texas universities now squarely under the thumb of the Texas GOP, an art exhibition is shut down because of concerns that it might be seen as critical of the Trump regime. And no criticism is tolerated. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

Among other things, the postiberal university is defined by volatility (the rules from yesterday day don’t apply to today, and what’s ok today could soon be verboten), the declining influenceable on campus personnel, and the imposition of right wing cultural preferences. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

An artist's 'I.C.E. pop' exhibition was shut down within days at a Texas university : NPR

Vichy America: and then they came for the art… #FreeSpeech #ArtAsResistance

“It’s not like they were directly censored,” Schrader said of UNT. “There were no politicians that directly came and said, ‘You cannot have this show.’” Schrader said that’s where the real story is. apple.news/AI6xwRwp_QWm...

An artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5783832/ice-pop-texas-victor-marka27-quinonez-artist?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"I.C.E. Scream” popsicles were too diverse and too critical for a Texas University. They quickly removed the art exhibit. Let the artist know that his show is most welcome in CT! All the more so now people across the country should see the art.

The chilling part here is that UNT is not even waiting to be told by the state to shut it down, they’re self censoring to avoid the confrontation: www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...

Art makes people think, and guns do not. This is why all fascists fear art and will always seek to censor critical artists. Those are the ones you should pay attention to.

The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus. This is Hitler style fascism! apple.news/AI6xwRwp_QWm...

Wow this school does not understand the outrage cycle. You don't 'manage the barking' you encourage the discussion and the fact that the art provoked an emotional response. The barking then fuels interest in the exhibit and the stray skin effect takes its course. share.google/iDjuyIidrzcS...

www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n.... I think it's telling that certain groups and people who hold certain ideology can't be open to discussion or alternative ideas. Similar to the white nationalist group in D.C wearing masks. They know they are wrong and can't face the debate.

Worth the read. Fascism always comes after art and artists.

It's not censorship because government officials didn't show up to shut it down. Yet hasn't it already been established that threatening to withhold federal money if something isn't censored equivalent?