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Museums Can Use Deaccessioning Funds for Collection Care, AAMD Says
The Association of Art Museum Directors announced a shift in its longstanding policy, which restricted the use of funds from sales of art to new acquisitions only.
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Documenta 15 Closes With Strong Attendance Despite Controversy
Though roiled by antisemitism allegations, 738,000 people attended, a modest 17% decline from the previous, pre-pandemic edition.
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New UK Law Allows Museums to Return Objects For "Moral" Reasons
The law will apply only in "rare cases," one expert says, but nevertheless signals a shift from past legal restrictions.
Art
Poeticizing and Politicizing Black and Asian American Abstraction
Columbia University exhibition thwarts the de-politicization of postwar abstract art with a series of provocative questions.
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Prado Museum Investigates 25 Artworks Seized During Spanish Civil War
The investigation represents the first step of a process to return the works to families and descendants of those who originally owned them.
Film
Latinos Severely Underrepresented in Film and TV, Report Finds
Although Latinos represent 18.7% of the United States’s population as of the 2020 census, only 3.1% of lead roles in television shows feature them.
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Collective Resignation of Board Members Shakes Toronto’s Power Plant Gallery
A total of 24 board members stepped down from their posts after the art center’s parent company allegedly attempted to terminate 12 of their colleagues.
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Murdered Palestinian Journalist Was Deliberately Targeted by Israeli Forces, Report Finds
An investigation by Forensic Architecture and Al-Haq into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh looked at previously unseen footage and unpublished autopsy reports, among other evidence.
Film
Indie Filmmakers Shine a Light on the American South
Documentaries about xenophobia, Black gospel music, and hazing are trenchant explorations of social issues in the South.
Art
What Do Native Artists Think of Michael Heizer’s New Land Art Work?
Characterizations of the artist's newest work, and that of other White land artists of his generation, sometimes ignore questions of place and locality that are central to Indigenous thinking.
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Artist Says High Line Hotel Staffers "Barged" Into Room and Racially Profiled Him
Kahlil Robert Irving alleges that a hotel manager and his associate, both White, trespassed on his room during his stay and proceeded to verbally assault him.
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As Crypto Flounders, Ethereum Reduces Its Energy Consumption by 99.95%
But the “merge,” as the transition to a proof-of-stake protocol is being called, has not helped the value of the cryptocurrency, and scammers took advantage of the hype.