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Protesters Decry Chinatown Museum’s Acceptance of “Jail Money” at Town Hall
Leaders of New York’s Museum of Chinese failed to persuade protesters that a $35 million grant from the city was not tied to the construction of a borough jail.
Anna Lee
Anna Lee is an arts and culture reporter and researcher based in New York City. Her work focuses on the intersections of race, gender, and criminal justice reform as they pertain to aesthetic expressions.
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Juliana Huxtable and Mark Bradford in Major Gift to the Zimmerli Art Museum
Collectors Anne and Arthur Goldstein have gifted over 70 works of modern and contemporary art to the Rutgers University museum.
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New Museum's Shiny New Building Leaks During Flash Floods
No artworks were harmed, but extreme weather shuttered the Lower Manhattan museum for a full weekend.
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Manhattan DA’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Mexico
The office’s sixth repatriation to the nation included a Nayarit sculpture seized from The Met and an Aztec stone previously possessed by a convicted antiquities trafficker.
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The Met Museum's Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art
A new book gathers essays by the museum’s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star.
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston Reimagines America on Its 250th Birthday
A Mohawk artist’s bust of George Washington, a matrilineal home altar, and a Dunkin’ cup are among the 400 objects in a new major reinstallation.
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Marjane Satrapi, "Persepolis" Author and Human Rights Fighter, Dies at 56
One of her friends said the artist and filmmaker “died of sadness” after her husband’s death just over a year ago.
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New Brooklyn Subway Mural Adds a Touch of Whimsy to Commuting
ruby onyinyechi amanze’s mosaic “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” at Borough Hall excerpts drawings from over 10 years of the artist’s practice.