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Week in Review: Tehran Museum Accused of Flipping Artwork, Art Institutions Prep for Brexit
Also, Hank Willis Thomas will design a MLK, Jr. memorial in Boston, Venice Biennale artists announced, and more.
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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Art Movements
Lauren Halsey was awarded the 2019 Frieze Art Award, Arata Isozaki was named the 2019 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and more.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Now Offers Free Admission
This exciting step for the museum is part of an initiative to draw diverse audiences.
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Designer Releases 3D-Printed Stamp to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill [UPDATED]
After the Trump administration balked on plans to put the abolitionist on the $20 bill, Dano Wall took matters into his own hands.
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Week in Review: VOLTA Exhibitors Find New Fairs, Rothko Chapel to Close
Also, a French exhibition closed after it was accused of ripping off Basquiat, drag queen activists held a protest in front of the Texas border wall, and more.
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Seven Artists and Curators Reveal a Cherished, Overlooked Black Artist
I asked respected art figures like Lowery Stokes Sims, Deborah Willis, and Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi to share a beloved artist with me.
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Art Movements
Serwan Baran will represent Iraq at the Venice Biennale, Naima J. Keith will take on a new role at LACMA, and more.
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Banksy Sues Italian Exhibition for Trademark Infringement
Ironically, the secretive street artist once wrote: "Copyright is for losers."
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Artists and Activists Prepare Political Responses to Whitney Biennial
Artist Michael Rakowitz has withdrawn, Forensic Architecture announced plans to respond to the museum's political controversy in its commissioned work, and Decolonize This Place revealed a 9-week calendar leading up to the biennial.
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Whitney Museum Announces 2019 Biennial Participants, But One Artist Withdraws
Artist Michael Rakowitz withdrew his participation, opposing the “toxic philanthropy" of Whitney vice chairman Warren Kanders.
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Mary Boone Will Shutter Galleries Ahead of Her Impending Prison Sentence
On February 14, the veteran gallerist was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
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Week in Review: Art Basel Backer Fined $4.2B for Tax Fraud, Art Schools Hit with ADA Lawsuit
Also, Ai Weiwei's contribution to the film Berlin, I Love You was pulled, an ivory trader has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, and more.