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Tribeca Galleries Discuss Reporting Street Vendors, Drawing Criticism
A group of galleries met to address the “increased number of vendors” on and near Broadway, many of whom are immigrants under threat.
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Lisa Funderburke Tapped to Lead Newark Museum of Art
She’ll join New Jersey's largest fine art museum after nine years at the helm of the Artist Communities Alliance.
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This Handprint May Be the World's Oldest Rock Art
The painting predates 66,000-year-old rock art attributed to Neanderthals in Spain, which was previously believed to be the earliest example of its kind.
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Studio Museum Evacuates Visitors After “Sprinkler Emergency”
Videos show water pouring from the ceiling near the gift shop in the institution’s brand-new building.
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Philadelphia Sues Trump Administration Over Removal of Slavery Exhibits
The city is pursuing legal action after artwork and panels about the history of slavery were removed from a historic park.
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Congress Funds Institute of American Indian Arts
The Senate confirmed appropriations for the college and several other embattled cultural institutions following Trump's threats to defund them.
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Gabrielle Goliath to Seek Legal Action After Axed Venice Biennale Pavilion
The artist alleges that South Africa’s minister of culture acted unconstitutionally in canceling her commission, which included references to Gaza.
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Five Art and Museum Events for MLK Day in NYC
Special collection tours at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a live reading of one of King's sermons, and other programs.
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Met Museum Workers Are Officially Unionized
The new union will represent staff across 50 departments of the Manhattan institution.
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J. Oscar Molina Is El Salvador's First Venice Biennale Artist
The painter and sculptor hopes his exhibition, “Cartographies of the Displaced,” will cultivate “patience and compassion for newcomers.”
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Smithsonian Complies With Trump’s Documents Request
The institution handed over wall texts and other materials as part of the White House's targeted inquiry into the museum system.
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Vanderbilt University Buys California College of the Arts, Raising Questions
Curator Natasha Boas described the news as “another massive shock in a series of cultural shocks” for San Francisco’s arts community.