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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.”
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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Duke University Decides to Leave Former Site of Robert E. Lee Memorial Vacant
A year after removing the statue, Duke University decides to leave the site of the former Confederate monument empty to "provide a powerful statement about the past, the present and our values."
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The New York Public Library Lets You Read a Novel on Instagram
A new initiative launches handheld reading for classic literature.
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One of the Most Renowned Confederate Monuments Is Toppled By a Crowd of 250
Controversies surrounding Confederate monument "Silent Sam" on UNC's campus has reached new heights after protests end in the statue's collapse.
In Brief
The World's First Movie Poster Goes to Auction
The rare 1896 graphic work advertised the world's first public screening of a film by the Lumière brothers.
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MoMA Staff Secures Museum-Wide Raises After Four Months of Union Bargaining
The parties settled on a five-year contract, ratified by a 96% margin, in which employee health benefits, salary raises, and chances for upward mobility in the MoMA ranks were put forth.
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Art Movements: German Video Games Can Now Feature Swastikas, Bloomberg Grants Small Institutions $43 Million
Outlines of buried ancient structures appear during a UK heat wave, and art organizations make steps toward racial equity in the field.
Art
Fifty Years of AfriCOBRA's Radical, “Cool-Ade Colored” Art
AfriCOBRA, the Chicago-based art collective that helped develop the Black arts movement, celebrates its 50th anniversary in a new retrospective.
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As Criminalization of the Arts Intensifies in Cuba, Activists Organize
A Cuban decree seeks to censor artists to an unprecedented level, essentially regulating any and all artistic and cultural activity in the country.
In Brief
Uffizi Gallery’s Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans
The historic Uffizi Gallery in Florence partnered with Indiana University informatics and art history students and faculty to undertake the five-year project.
In Brief
Judy Chicago Responds to Criticisms About the "Dinner Party"
A discussion in the press between an artist and critics amplifies the weak points of Second-wave feminism.
In Brief
Palestinian Cultural Center Destroyed by Israeli Military in Recent Attacks
The Al-Meshal Cultural Center in Gaza was destroyed by Israeli F-16s this week.