Cassie Packard

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Week in Review: Artist Shot by Militia Over Statue; Confederate Portraits Removed From Capitol

Also, a documentarian altered a historical painting to illustrate that most signatories of the Declaration of Independence were enslavers, and more.

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Week in Review: Warren Kanders Vows to Exit Tear Gas Business; Confederate Monuments Felled Across US

Also, film industry leaders used their platforms to demand that Breonna Taylor’s killers be arrested, and more.

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Week in Review: A Mural for George Floyd; Walker Art Center to Stop Working With Police Department

Also, a new grant for cultural critics of color, SFMOMA is accused of censoring a former Black employee, and more.

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Week in Review: 2020 Turner Prize Canceled; Hong Kong Artists Oppose New Security Law

Also, Marie Antoinette’s personal items sold at auction in France, and more.

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Week in Review: Attorney Accuses Whitney Museum of “Smear Campaign”; Met Museum Extends Closure

Also, an autographed pair of Michael Jordan’s first Air Jordans sold for $560,000 at Sothebys, and more.

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Week in Review: Philly Mayor Proposes to Eliminate Arts Budget; Museum Expansions Continue in LA

Also, the New York Public Library acquired the archive of avant-garde dancer Martha Graham, and more.

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Week in Review: #CancelRent Movement Grows; Internet Celebrates Met Gala During Pandemic

Also, Christie’s is privately selling an original Apple desktop computer from 1976, and more.

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Week in Review: Museums Cautiously Re-open, Survey Says 95% of Artists Lost Income During Pandemic

Also, Sotheby’s and Google are holding an online charity auction to raise money for International Rescue Committee, and more.

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Week in Review: Petitions Urge Museums to Retain Staff; Longtime NYC Gallery Shutters

Also, the independent entertainment company A24 is auctioning iconic props from its productions like Midsommar and Uncut Gems.

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Week in Review: Seattle Art Workers Picket After Layoffs; Nonprofits Report Devastating Losses

Also, Bonhams London is hosting a not-for-profit online sale to benefit the National Health Service (NHS) Charities COVID-19 Urgent Appeal, and more.

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Week in Review: MoMA Terminates All Educator Contracts; Funders Offer $5K Artist Grants

Also, the Getty Research Institute acquired the Emmett Williams archive, and more.

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Week in Review: NEA and NEH Receive $150M in Stimulus Package; van Gogh Stolen During COVID-19 Closure

Also, DC's National Gallery of Art restituted a Pablo Picasso drawing to the descendants of a German-Jewish banker, and more.