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Cleveland Museum of Art Returns 2,200-Year-Old Statue to Libya
Experts say the Ptolemaic figure was taken from a Libyan museum during World War II.
Elaine Velie
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Queens Art Fund Distributes Almost Half a Million to Local Artists
Dozens of recipients, from textile artists to performance collectives, will use the funding to pursue public projects.
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School of Visual Arts Students Hold Moment of Silence for Gaza Children
At an exhibition opening in the school’s Flatiron gallery, students read the names of young Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks.
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Curator Cleared of Charges After Transporting 1,500 Scorpions Out of Turkey
Lorenzo Prendini of the American Museum of Natural History was accused of smuggling scorpions and spiders in his luggage.
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Burning Man Removes Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork From Website
The festival took down the artwork submission after a petition said its title, “From the River to the Sea,” was antisemitic.
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Workers at Maryland’s Glenstone Museum Move to Unionize
Staff at the private contemporary art museum, founded by billionaires Mitchell and Emily Rales, say they want fair wages and an improved work environment.
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Original Caravaggio Almost Sold for Just $1,500
“Ecce Homo”(c. 1605–1609) was previously misattributed and slated to hit the auction block before experts stepped in to halt the sale.
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A Painting-Centric Fair Marks 10 Years of NADA in New York
Sci-fi, absurdism, and surrealism shine in this show, where the best works rely on pure imagination.
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A March Across Manhattan's Student Encampments
“I think the power of the artist — the student artist — is to envision a new world and actually embody it," said a Parsons sophomore.
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NYC’s Longest-Running Photo Fair Is Back, and Packs a Punch
Even the world's most proliferated images appear novel when they're blown up on glossy paper at the Photography Show presented by AIPAD.
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Required Reading
This week, a new film on Amílcar Cabral, protecting Odesa’s historical buildings, rumors of the first US bullet train, pranking Google Maps, and much more.
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Guggenheim Museum Workers Rally for Fair Contract in Lunch Break Action
Art handlers and facility workers have been negotiating for a second contract since November.