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Viral Wonka Experience Backdrop Sold to Benefit Palestine Aid
The disastrous Glasgow event that took the internet by storm in February just keeps on giving, this time for a good cause.
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Roman Bust Discovered Beneath English Mansion’s Parking Lot
"It was an amazing feeling to have found something so old and special," said the excavator operator who stumbled upon the artwork.
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The Extraordinary Story of Black Librarian Belle da Costa Greene
A new exhibition at the Morgan Library explores the legacy of its inaugural director, who amassed a trove of rare books and prints while passing as a White woman in segregated America.
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Bright-Green Banksy Mural Pops Up On Saint Patrick's Day
Locals believe the work, which aligns with the trimmed limbs of a hedged tree, underscores the current climate crisis.
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Patrick Moore to Resign as Warhol Museum Director
Moore, who joined the museum in 2011, drew criticism for an exhibition in Saudi Arabia that was accused of “artwashing” the nation's human rights record.
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Artists Respond to TikTok’s Nebulous Future in the US
A bill that could result in a ban of the platform has moved to the Senate, prompting concerns from content creators who depend on the app.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to Reopen After Pro-Palestine Intervention
Following weeks of closure, the center says it will open March 15 and show the work of artists who altered their pieces with “Free Palestine” and “Ceasefire Now” messages.
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Picasso Museum Is Showing Françoise Gilot’s Work, Finally
The prolific painter who died last June at the age of 101 forged a path of success despite Picasso's attempts to destroy her career.
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After Controversy, Smithsonian Names Director of Women's History Museum
Elizabeth C. Babcock will be the museum’s first director after the initial appointee, Nancy Yao, withdrew amid an investigation into allegations.
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UrbanGlass Staff Leave Exhibition After Board Excludes Palestinian Artist’s Work
The board said the neon artwork, which features the phrase “from the river to the sea,” could be interpreted as a “call for violence.”
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Uncanny Kate Middleton Family Photo Spawns Even Weirder Memes
The Princess’s decision to share a strangely edited image and then apologize for it did little to quell the internet’s absurd conspiracies.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO Resigns Over Pro-Palestine Action
Sara Fenske Bahat cited the “Love Letter for Gaza” intervention on February 15 “and its unending repercussions.”