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Elaine Velie

Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.

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New Law Requires NY Museums to Label Nazi-Looted Art

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Museums will have to install “prominently placed” placards alongside the works, according to a new suite of laws signed by Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Over 90% of Medieval Manuscripts Have Been Lost, Study Says 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Scientists borrowed the ecological “unseen species” model to estimate how many works of medieval European literature have gone extinct.

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Out of Nowhere, Johnny Depp Is Directing a Modigliani Biopic

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

Actor Al Pacino is co-producing the upcoming movie about the tortured Italian artist.

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Museum in the Birthplace of Hip-Hop Gets $5.5M From NYC

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 14, 2022August 12, 2022

A new Bronx location for the Universal Hip Hop Museum is set to open its doors in 2024.

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Artists Who Say They Were Silenced Agree to Six-Figure Settlement With Tate

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

The settlement comes after Tate prevented an artist who exposed sexual harassment by one of its largest donors from co-curating an exhibition.

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Manhattan DA’s Office Is After Its Own Antiquities Trafficking Informant

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Lebanese art dealer Georges Lotfi, who once helped authorities seize looted antiquities, is now accused of doing his own share of trafficking too.

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Luke Gilford’s Tender Photographs of Gay Rodeos

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 8, 2022August 9, 2022

The Los Angeles-based photographer offers an updated version of the mythologized American cowboy, calling rodeos “the traditional drag of America.”

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Israeli Forces Kill 22-Year-Old Gaza Artist

Avatar photo by Hakim Bishara and Elaine Velie August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Duniyana Al-Amour was one of at least 44 Palestinians killed in Israel’s latest attack on Gaza.

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The Fascinating Things People Leave Behind in Library Books

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 7, 2022August 8, 2022

An Oakland librarian and a French teacher in Oklahoma City collect ephemera they discover in returned and used books, from photos and recipes to love letters.

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New York Prisons Ban Two Pages From Attica Uprising Book

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 7, 2022August 5, 2022

Incarcerated people will be allowed to read Heather Ann Thompson’s 2016 Blood in the Water, except for two pages featuring a map of the prison.

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How Did a Banksy West Bank Mural End Up at an Israeli Gallery?

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 5, 2022August 5, 2022

The long-lost painting resurfaced at the upscale Urban Gallery in Tel Aviv, sparking the anger of Palestinians.

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Docuseries Explores the Sick and Twisted Relationship Between Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons on Hulu depicts an association between an insecure Ohio billionaire and a sleek New York sexual predator.

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