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Art Dealer Daniel Lelong Dies at 92
He collaborated with some of the 20th century’s most well-known artists, including Joan Miró and Francis Bacon, and co-founded galleries in Paris and New York.
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Man Smashes Ancient Terracotta Warriors in China
A museum visitor reportedly damaged two sculptures in the famous third-century “Terracotta Army” in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.
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The American Street Photographer Who Queered the Victorian Era
The Alice Austen House Museum in Staten Island is preparing to receive thousands of images and negatives by the iconic artist who defied 19th-century gender norms.
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A New Frida Kahlo Museum Is Coming to Mexico City
The forthcoming Museo Casa Kahlo will intimately explore the renowned artist’s early life and familial relationships.
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NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Unveils Arts Platform
The city comptroller’s eight-page culture plan includes a program for doctors to “prescribe” art and the creation of a deputy mayor position for the sector.
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“Mother Pigeon,” the Artist Fighting to Save NYC’s Urban Birds
Tina Piña Trachtenburg is set on finding the culprits behind a recent surge in pigeon disappearances throughout the city.
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Foundations and Donors Step in to Fill the Federal Art Funding Gap
Amid the cancellation of millions in government grants by the Trump administration, a wave of new relief programs and fundraisers leaves room for hope.
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Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Fatally Shot Outside DC Museum
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were attending an event for diplomatic professionals at the Capital Jewish Museum.
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Museums Cautiously Optimistic as Some Federal Grants Reinstated
A judge blocked the Institute of Museum and Library Services from carrying out Trump’s mandate to gut the agency, but the future of funding remains uncertain.
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Massive Artwork for Trans Visibility Unveiled on National Mall
Nearly 260 quilt panels by trans and nonbinary artists spelled out the message "Freedom To Be" in a celebration of joy and resistance.
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Film Disputes Authorship of Iconic “Napalm Girl” Photo
After a documentary questioned its attribution, World Press Photo said today that it would no longer credit former AP photographer Nick Út for the Vietnam War image.
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Eric Adams Calls for Artists to Design “Chinatown Welcome Gateway”
Critics have questioned the city’s plan to work with art blocks away from the site of a future Manhattan jail.