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“Lip Fillers” Removed From 17th-Century Countess Portrait
Conservators found that a portrait of aristocrat Diana Cecil had been modified to have larger lips and a smaller forehead long after the original was completed.
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AI Protections Prove Polarizing Among SAG Members
The strike has ended, but not everyone is satisfied with the tentative contract’s stipulations for the use of artificial intelligence in film and TV.
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New York School Will Offer Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies
Professor and Cherokee Nation citizen Joseph Pierce will lead the cross-departmental, interdisciplinary initiative at Stony Brook University.
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The Bizarre Photos of Biden’s Turkey Pardoning Ceremony
Priceless images show the president’s myriad facial expressions, from looks of confusion and disbelief to gazes of pride and appreciation toward the bird.
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Vatican Opens Hidden Underground Roman Necropolis to the Public
Via Triumphalis is now accessible through a new separate entrance at the Vatican Museums’ Santa Rosa gate.
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Writers Protest NYT Gaza Coverage With Posters of Journalists Killed by Israel
Members of the group Writers Bloc staged an action during an awards dinner chaired by New York Times President Meredith Kopit Levien.
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Hunter College Cancels Screening of Jewish-Led Film Critical of Israel
Israelism follows two young Jewish Americans whose perception of Israel changes once they see how the nation treats Palestinians.
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Documenta Finding Committee Resigns en Masse
Earlier this week, curator Ranjit Hoskoté stepped down after he was accused of antisemitism for signing a pro-Palestine petition.
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Citing Attendance Slump, SFMOMA Cuts 20 Jobs
The museum reported a 35% attendance drop from 2019.
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Can Tracey Emin Help Restore the Reputation of the British Museum?
"I love everything Egyptian," the artist said after she joined the embattled museum’s board of trustees.
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German Museum Cancels Afrofuturism Show Over Curator's Pro-Palestine Posts
Curator Anaïs Duplan said he was “speechless” when his section for an upcoming exhibition at the Museum Folkwang was abruptly withdrawn.
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Years Before Its Opening, Trouble Brews for Documenta 16
One committee member resigned following antisemitism accusations and the other over the Israel-Hamas war.