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Thai Art Center Censors Exhibition After “Pressure” From China
Works by artists from Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Uyghur diaspora were altered to avoid “diplomatic tensions between Thailand and China,” the Bangkok Art and Culture Center said.
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Changing Tides Expose Centuries-Old Petroglyphs in Hawaii
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Modigliani's Jean Cocteau Portrait Heads to Brooklyn Museum in Major Gift
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Amy Sherald’s Trans Lady Liberty Painting Graces New Yorker Cover
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Can Steve Martin Help Bring Visitors to the Frick Collection?
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Smithsonian Removes Trump Impeachment Reference
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No Other Land Contributor Killed by Israeli Settler
Activist and teacher Awdah Hathaleen assisted with filming the Oscar-winning documentary, which chronicled the displacement of Palestinians from the Occupied West Bank.
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Framing Heritage Destruction as a Human Rights Violation
The way in which assaults on cultural and religious sites are presented to the public is critical to linking these attacks to atrocity crimes, a new book argues.
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Lays Off 12 Workers
The cuts represent 3.5% of the organization's staff, including workers at the Legion of Honor and de Young museums.
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Andres Serrano Proposes Trump Altar for the Venice Biennale
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