Artists withdraw from NYC museum show over tear gas link
(WorldNews Entertainment)

NEW YORK (AP) - Seven artists have asked New York City`s Whitney Museum to remove their work from its biennial showcase of American art over a museum board member`s ties to the sale of law enforcement supplies including tear gas. The artists are protesting Warren Kanders` role as vice chairman of the Whitney`s board. Kanders is the owner of the Safariland Group, which sells body armor for police officers as well as tear gas. Critics of...