Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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Also, the death of artist Devra Freelander has sparked conversation across New York City to better protect bike lanes, Anish Kapoor's "The Bean" in Chicago was vandalized, and more.
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Also, someone stole a golden egg from a Dalí sculpture in Vancouver, British actor Mark Rylance has resigned from his association with the Royal Shakespeare Company due to their connection to British Petroleum, and more.
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“They treated me like a felon even though I was commissioned by the city to do this,” said Sheefy McFly, adding that he felt "racially profiled and bullied."
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“We are all together in this crisis and we all must change," Rylance said in an opinion article published in the Guardian. "I am resigning to lend strength to the voices within the RSC who want to be progressive, and to encourage my fellow associates to express themselves, too.”
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Also, leading Jewish studies scholars are defending the former director of the Berlin Museum after his resignation, the Association of Art Museum Directors passed a resolution calling on art museums to pay their interns, and more.
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The collection of never-before-showcased objects materialize the underpinnings of urban livelihoods: commerce, culture, ancestry, trauma, which, particularly for Black Americans, are inextricably entwined.
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Also, a group of activists occupied El Museo del Barrio during its 50th-anniversary celebration, installations about child immigrant detentions appeared across NYC, and more.
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Andrea Bowers's installation Open Secrets details sexual assault allegations that have come to light in the wake of the #MeToo movement, but came under fire for using the likeness of a survivor after her assault, without permission.
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Also, New Jersey named eight members of the Sackler family in its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, a Turkish video activist chained himself to the culture ministry in Ankara, and more.
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Also, the Baltimore Museum of Art is launching a citywide survey to learn how it can best serve Baltimore residents, the Art Institute of Chicago is deaccessioning 300 works of Chinese art, and more.
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Lonnie G. Bunch III will be the next secretary in the Smithsonian, Knox Martin is now represented by Hollis Taggart, and more.
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After middle school students and faculty reported four racist encounters at the museum, the institution launched an investigation into the claims, including reports that the students were profiled by security guards.