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Hirshhorn Museum Acquires a Tino Sehgal Performance, and Frank Frazetta's Comic Art Sells at Auction
Plus, the University of Wollongong receives a May Barrie maquette, and Ruby City acquires a Gillian Wearing photograph.
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A Series of Radical Films By and About Women
BAMcinématek presents Women at Work: Radical Creativity, a series of historical narratives and experimental video works by women filmmakers.
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The Jewish Museum Receives Barnett Newman's Art Collection, and Rosa Parks's House Goes Up for Auction
Plus, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston receives a 17th century Chinese scroll, and the Krannert Museum in Illinois expands its collection after a five-year-fundraising initiative.
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A Celebration of Contemporary Caribbean Poetry at the Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum hosts a night of poetry in celebration of Caribbean works and artistry, with readings by three Cave Canem poets.
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Six de Koonings Found in a Storage Unit, and 355 Works Worth $480M Donated to Hong Kong Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art receives a $1.5 million gift for Chinese painting conservation, and the Worcester Art Museum acquires four new works.
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A MoMA Series Explores the “Dark Corners of the Female Experience” Through Indie Films
Contemporary films by women filmmakers go on view at the MoMA, with must-see screenings and discussions all week long in this new seasonal series.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Curator Nikki Columbus has filed a discrimination complaint against MoMA PS1, artists lose a class action lawsuit against auction houses, and the University of Kansas takes down an altered flag that was part of an art project.
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Colby College Acquires Jackson Pollock Painting, and Getty Purchases 13th-Century Rothschild Pentateuch
Plus the National Gallery in London acquired a rare painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, and the Lazinc Gallery sells three Banksy pieces.
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A Radical Series of Gender-Nonconforming Latinx Artists Perform at the Brooklyn Museum
On Thursday, the second of three performances featuring all-Latinx artists, in collaboration with their Radical Women exhibition, will take place.
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Mel Chin Submerges Times Square in a Post-Apocalyptic Future
This Wednesday, Mel Chin takes over Times Square as part of his multi-location, interactive art exhibit that includes an animatronic sculpture and a mixed-reality experience.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Acquires a Rare Painting and Back to the Future Shoe Sells for $92,000
Plus London auction houses sell prominent works by J.M.W. Turner, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Antonio Canova, and an ancient Egyptian limestone figure of the scribe Nekht-ankh from the late 12th/13th dynasty.
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Psychedelic Rock Band Habibi Performs in MoMA's New Series Celebrating Local Musicians
This week, the all-women rock band Habibi will perform as a part of the MoMA's Summer Thursdays music series.