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Banksy Sues Italian Exhibition for Trademark Infringement
Ironically, the secretive street artist once wrote: "Copyright is for losers."
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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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Artist Michael Rakowitz has withdrawn, Forensic Architecture announced plans to respond to the museum's political controversy in its commissioned work, and Decolonize This Place revealed a 9-week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.
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Art Movements
Zimbabwe and Pakistan announce their Venice Biennale representatives, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery will move to the midwest, and more.
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Protesters Accuse SF Contemporary Jewish Museum of Pinkwashing
They urge the museum to align itself with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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Art Historians Are Using Cutting-Edge Medical Technology to Study Sculptures
Researchers at the Art Institute of Chicago, partnered with the UChicago School of Medicine, used CT scanning to discover a set of Malian figures were older and more unique than believed.
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Nan Goldin Says She'll Boycott National Portrait Gallery If It Accepts £1M Sackler Donation
Goldin says she was invited to host a retrospective of her work at the National Portrait Gallery but will refuse to participate if they accept the hefty donation from the Sackler family.
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Black as a Sensory Experience
In PURE, VERY, NEW, Paul Stephen Benjamin's conceptual art pushes the boundaries of the color black and offers new experiences of sound, vision, and light.
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Cuban Artists Urge Havana Biennial Participants to Act in Political Solidarity
They ask the biennial participants to feature artists affected by Decree 349, or wear T-shirts opposing the decree during their time in Cuba.
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Week in Review: Amazon Cancels Queens HQ2, NEA Awards Grants Despite Shutdown
Also, Uhaul Gallery has changed its name after a threat of legal action, an Iranian photojournalist's work was used in a disparaging Trump tweet, and more.