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Six Times Right-Wing Groups Went After Artists
Throughout history, conservatives have consistently targeted artists creating works outside of their agenda.
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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“Pizza” Depicted in Pompeii Fresco Is Sadly Just Focaccia
Italy may be famous for its pizza, but Ancient Romans never had a chance to have a slice. And yet, on a frescoed wall in Pompeii, archaeologists have uncovered what appears to be an early relative of the ubiquitous food: a flatbread focaccia topped with spices, pesto, pomegranate, and a
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New Report Sheds Light on Plight of Persecuted Artists
Cultural workers too often fall outside the scope of advocacy groups, argues Artists at Risk Connection.
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Translator Calls Out British Museum’s “Erasure” of Her Work
Yilin Wang, whose translations of Chinese poems were used without permission, claims the museum mishandled the issue and has not properly compensated her.
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Agnes Questionmark on Humans, Aliens, and Sea Creatures
The Brooklyn-based trans woman and interspecies artist creates installations that invite solidarity with all living beings.
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Disgraced Dealer’s Daughter to Forfeit $12M and Allegedly Smuggled Statue
The agreement reached by Douglas Latchford’s estate marks the largest forfeiture of looted antiquities profits to date.
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See the 25-Foot-Long “Reclining Liberty” Statue Before It Leaves NYC
Artist Zaq Landsberg's sculpture is spending its final city days in Brooklyn before it heads to Virginia's Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington.
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Ancient Maya City Discovered in Mexican Jungle
The ruins are dispersed throughout 125 acres of dense vegetation inside the Balamkú ecological reserve.
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Miller Robinson on Love, Care, and Salmon Skin
"It feels like an (un)learning," the LA-based artist says of its practice. "It's an unresolved process, and it's part of how I understand the world around me."
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Translator Says British Museum Used Her Work Without Permission
The London institution is taking down Yilin Wang's translations of Qiu Jin's poems after Wang called out the museum in a Twitter thread.
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In NYC Protest, Activists Tell Meta to Stop Deleting Art
In a daylong action on June 15, a group of organizers leafletted five Manhattan art institutions before protesting outside Meta’s offices in Noho.
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Six Art-Filled Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth in New York City
From rooftop films and outdoor festivals to live jazz and body painting, there are seemingly endless options for the June 19 holiday across the five boroughs.