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Artists Parody Toronto’s Failing Infrastructure With Museum Labels
A broken water fountain, a chopped-off tree, and an unusable garbage can are all attributed to Mayor John Tory in two artists’ satirical wall-label art piece.
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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Russian Missile Strikes Damage at Least Seven Museums in Kyiv
Ukraine’s defense minister called the strikes, which targeted power plants and civilian areas, “war crimes.”
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Whoops! Turns Out Vermeer Didn’t Paint “Girl With a Flute”
The National Gallery of Art discovered that a student or associate painted the famous work.
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Beleaguered Philadelphia Museum of Art Disables Social Media Comments
As union members continue their indefinite strike, the museum’s social media profiles were flooded with messages of support for workers.
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Seven New Art Spaces to Visit in Manhattan
From a basement gallery to a repurposed legendary punk-rock nightclub, these new kids on the block have something for everyone.
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The US Could Get Its First National LGBTQ+ History Museum
But the upcoming midterm elections could ultimately decide the fate of the fledgling museum.
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UK’s New PM Says No to Returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
But Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who says the UK is "cornered," plans to insist on the marbles’ return during a visit this year.
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Chicago Museum Renovations Drive Away Endangered Birds
Black-crowned night herons have not returned after abandoning their nests during a building project at the Chicago History Museum.
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$100M Stolen de Kooning Painting Returns to Museum After 37 Years
Willem de Kooning's “Woman-Ochre” was sliced out of its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art in a notoriously brazen theft.
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2,000-Year-Old Hercules Statue Unearthed in Greece
The statue was found in a town square in Philippi and adorned a building that may have been a public fountain in the Byzantine period.
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John Oliver Roasts Museums in Episode on Looted Art
The episode focused on Western museums' hesitant repatriation efforts and auction houses’ questionable consignment practices.
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Art Institute of Chicago Erased AIDS From a Label, Then Quietly Added It Back
Some museumgoers pointed out that the museum’s label omitted discussions of HIV/AIDS, which are at the heart of the work.