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Dissident Artist Gao Zhen Arrested in China
The artist is charged with “defamation” of the country’s former Great Leader, Chairman Mao Zedong.
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Newport Art Museum Left Without a Single Curator After Layoffs
Former employees who spoke to Hyperallergic expressed concern about the Rhode Island institution’s work culture and new “guest curator approach.”
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Can Visual Artists Get People to Vote?
Artists including Carrie Mae Weems and Shepard Fairey are joining large-scale campaigns to encourage voter turnout this election season.
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Child Shatters 3,500-Year-Old Vase at Israeli Museum
The “priceless” vessel was originally found in a tomb at Ein Samiya in the Occupied West Bank.
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Minnesota Nonprofit Takes the Lead in Guaranteed Income for Artists
Springboard for the Arts is ramping up guaranteed income advocacy with a new exhibition of public works by recipients of its monthly payment pilot.
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Ancient Stone Carvings in Turkey Could Be the World's Oldest Calendar
A new study interprets the symbols on pillars at the 12,000-year-old Gӧbekli Tepe complex in terms of a lunisolar calendar system.
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Philadelphia’s Fabric Workshop and Museum Has a New Leader
Kelly Shindler, formerly at the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, will step into the role in September.
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Washington Post Nixes Weekly Local Art Column
Some say the decision to cut the In the Galleries series represents a blow to the paper’s regional arts coverage.
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School Is Back in Session, and So Are AI Art Classes
New university programs are incorporating generative tools into studio art courses while attempting to address the murky ethics of the technology.
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Rothko Chapel Paintings Damaged by Hurricane Beryl
The Houston space will remain closed indefinitely until conservation needs are addressed.
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Judge Says Artists Can Sue AI Companies for Using Their Work
While claims of unjust enrichment and breach of contract were thrown out in the landmark lawsuit, the copyright infringement complaints were deemed plausible.
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Another Tourist Has Carved Initials Into an Ancient Pompeii House
The man is accused of defacing a heritage site under a new law meant to crack down on the vandalization of Italy’s cultural monuments.