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DOGE Meeting With National Gallery of Art Sets Off Alarm Bells
The Elon Musk-led agency met with museum leadership to discuss the organization’s “legal status” as the Trump administration continues its attacks on federal arts funding.
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Is the Smithsonian Museum of the American Latino Finally Moving Forward?
Amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, a bipartisan coalition is advocating for a bill that would guarantee the institution a spot on the National Mall.
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Devastating Photo of Gaza Child Amputee Wins Top Global Award
Palestinian journalist Samar Abu Elouf earned the World Press Photo of the Year award for her image of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli attack.
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Russian Photographer Disinvited From World Press Photo Ceremony
Georgian journalists argued that Mikhail Tereshchenko, a staffer for a Russian state-backed media outlet, should not have received the award for his photos of the Tbilisi protests.
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Elon Musk Statue Defaced in Texas
The apparent vandalism coincided with nationwide protests against the Trump administration and DOGE’s federal job cuts.
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Katy Perry’s Supernatural, Extraterrestrial, Very Memeable Trip to Space
As the internet reminds us, Perry’s comically brief journey on Jeff Bezos’s rocket flopped in the public eye as hard as her seventh studio album.
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The Artist Reviving a Native Hawaiian Clothmaking Tradition
Lehuauakea, one of the few kapa practitioners under the age of 30 working in the art form today, is the recipient of a Walker Youngbird Foundation grant for emerging Native American artists.
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White House Replaces Obama Portrait With Trump Raised-Fist Painting
The new artwork appears to be based on the notorious photographs of the president after his assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.
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Japanese American National Museum Stands Up for DEI
The institution said it would continue to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in the face of widespread government funding cuts and pressures.
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Activist Convicted in Degas Sculpture Action Says He Did It “For My Two Children”
Timothy Martin could go to prison for smearing black paint on the protective case of Edgar Degas’s “Little Dancer,” which was unharmed, at the National Gallery of Art.
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Art Auction Sales Dropped by 25% in 2024 Amid Global Volatility
Private sales rose, as did sales of works priced under $5,000, among other findings in the latest Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report.
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17,000 Children’s Shoes Line Pennsylvania Avenue in Moving Gaza Memorial
The pro-Palestine art installation in Washington, DC, coincided with anti-Trump marches across the country.