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Native Artist Shot in New Mexico at Rally Over Colonizer Statue
Activists in Española had peacefully gathered to protest a monument of Juan de Oñate when Jacob Johns was allegedly shot by a man wearing a Trump hat.
Life-Threatening Floods Force NYC Museums to Close
The Whitney, the Rubin, and many others shuttered or delayed their openings and heavy rains flooded the Noguchi Museum basement.
Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Amazonia
Curated by Berta Sichel with Patricia Capa, this group exhibition centered on the Amazonian rainforest, its native societies, and ecologies is on view in NYC.
Turkey’s Top Court Upholds Life Sentence for Arts Philanthropist Osman Kavala
The international community has decried his sentencing as a violation of human rights.
Required Reading
This week, satellite images capture lines of cars carrying Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh, an Ethiopian painting looted by the British Museum, digitizing Urdu script, and much more.
University of the Arts Celebrates Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
View work by UArts students and iLAB artists-in-residence at POST, the largest, self-guided, free tour of artist studios and creative workspaces in the region.
Arrowhead Made From 3,500-Year-Old Meteorite Found in Switzerland
The Bronze Age artifact is of an “extremely rare” kind, researchers say.
San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum Sues Architect and Contractor of Its New Pavilion
The museum says the $38 million pavilion required costly repairs that delayed its opening.
National Portrait Gallery Announces the 2025 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Smithsonian museum’s collection.
An Italian Artist Who Took On American Capitalism
Mario Schifano moved nimbly among different modes and never settled into a style, which sets him apart from many of his contemporaries.
Remembering a Pioneer of Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde
When White-dominated arts institutions would not offer them opportunities, Robert L. Douglas and other Louisville Black artists organized together to create their own art communities.