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Preservation Group Appeals Dismantling of SF Brutalist Fountain
The Vaillancourt Fountain in Embarcadero Plaza could be removed as soon as February.
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Russia Moves to Label Pussy Riot an “Extremist” Group
It’s an attempt to “erase Pussy Riot from the minds of Russian citizens,” the feminist art collective’s co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova told Hyperallergic.
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Art Critic Christopher Knight Retires From LA Times
The Pulitzer-winning journalist said he'll keep writing, but the "daily journalism thing is done.”
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How Can NYC Artists Push Back Against Censorship?
A City Council hearing featured testimony from artists and cultural leaders on funding and free speech, particularly under threats from the Trump administration.
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Artist Alma Allen to Represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale
The artist alleged that two galleries dropped him from their rosters after he accepted the commission for the United States Pavilion.
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Artist Displays 2,000-Pound White House Made of Bullets
Al Farrow, who created the sculptural rendering in 2018, said the work took on a renewed significance under the Trump administration.
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Gay Sheep Make Their High Fashion Debut in NYC
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
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16 Acts of Artistic Resistance Happening This Weekend
The exhibitions, performances, readings, and more are just a sliver of the more than 500 events in the nationwide Fall of Freedom series.
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Why Is DC’s Phillips Collection Selling Off Its Masterpieces?
The museum’s decision to deaccession works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and more has come under public scrutiny.
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Six New York City Art Shows to See Right Now
Some of our favorite exhibitions, including those by Kader Attia and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, address intimacy and healing, but we're also enjoying Monet.
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Met Museum Returns Buddhist Painting Taken During Korean War
It’s the latest in a series of high-profile repatriations for the New York institution.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago Lays Off 20 Workers
The cuts include three of five workers employed at the institution’s Video Data Bank, a major resource for early and contemporary media and video art.