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Nan Goldin Releases Statement on the Sacklers' Patent of “Anti-Opioid” Drug
“Maybe they can patent a funeral parlor next.”
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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An Exhibition of Detained Photojournalist, Shahidul Alam, Opens in Dhaka
The gallery celebrated its 29th year on September 4 with an exhibition supporting Alam, who has been detained by police in Dhaka for over a month after voicing his opposition of the Bangladeshi government.
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In an Open Letter, Artists Urge Gender Parity at Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival
Over 300 signatories have offered their support for the call urging festival director Sam Stourdzé to increase the number of participating women photographers to 50%.
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Protesters at Goldsmiths University in London Demand Answers for "Who Keeps the Cube White?"
Activist organization "Goldsmiths Cleaners" obstructed the opening of the new Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art to demand improved contracts for cleaners
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Art Movements
Two PEN-award winning journalists sentenced to 7 years in jail, a controversial statue of Erdoğan stirs controversy in Germany, and Art Basel takes up a new economic model.
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Gallerist Mary Boone Pleads Guilty for Filing False Federal Tax Forms, Over $3M in Unpaid Taxes
Boone used business funds to pay for $1.6 million in personal expenses, and faces up to six years in prison.
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NYC Subway Honors Aretha Franklin with Sign of “Respect”
A guerilla tribute by arts activists LeRoy McCarthy and Vincent Ballentine led to the MTA-sanctioned recognition.
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You Can Now Own a Genuine Work of Art by a Panda — If You Have $570
Yang Yang is creating 100 black and white paintings to raise funds for a book on the Vienna Zoo's panda population.
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Art Movements
The debate around Salvator Mundi continues to rage, Renzo Piano wants to help Genoa rebuild, rock art in Western Australia is being preserved, and more.
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Fire at Glasgow School of Art Displaces Residents for Months, Guts Mackintosh Building
Local residents cordoned from their homes and businesses for 10 weeks following the devastating blaze.
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Conceptual Art “Playground” Irreparably Damaged 10 Minutes into Exhibition Opening
Sean Matthews' sculpture "Fair and Square" required 60 hours of welding, and only 10 seconds to dismantle.
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Art Movements
Anti-ICE activists run into trouble at the Statue of Liberty, ominous "hunger stones" appear amidst European drought, and an unlucky visitor falls into Anish Kapoor's "Descent into Limbo.”