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Artist Kehinde Wiley Accused of Sexual Assault
Joseph Awuah-Darko claims the portrait painter assaulted him on two occasions at a dinner in Ghana in 2021, allegations Wiley denies.
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Top Art Patrons Discussed Deploying NYPD Against Columbia Students
Private chats obtained by the Washington Post show how art-world stakeholders sought to influence Mayor Eric Adams and Columbia leadership.
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Leonora Carrington Masterpiece Sells for $28.5M, Shattering Records
The Surrealist work, acquired by Argentinian museum founder Eduardo F. Costantini, makes Carrington the most valuable UK-born woman artist on the public market.
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Art Alluding to Pro-Palestine Slogan Nixed From Miami Beach Display
Hundreds signed a letter in support of Khánh Nguyên Hoàng Vũ after Oolite Arts removed their work, which referred metaphorically to the phrase “from the river to the sea.”
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested Outside the Met Gala
“No Met Gala while bombs drop in Gaza,” hundreds chanted during a march near the museum.
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See Photos From the Historic March for Public Education in Argentina
Filled with protest art, demonstrations across the country advocated for university funding amid right-wing President Javier Milei’s steep budget cuts.
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Glimpse Into Jeffrey Gibson’s Historic US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
The exhibition brings resounding echoes of resistance amid an enduring struggle for Indigenous autonomy across the American continents.
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Every Artwork in the Massive Quilt for Palestine Unveiled at The Met
Each of the 69 squares is being sold as a print to directly support a family trying to flee Gaza.
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Five NYC Shows to Round Out Your April
Politics and painting are at the center of shows by Beau Dick, Sam Jablon, Mira Schor, Rose B. Simpson, and Gary Stephan.
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It's Bye Boomers, Hello Millennials at This Year's Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the renowned exhibition is younger, more geographically diverse, and not so male anymore, Hyperallergic’s analysis shows.
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Museum Visitors Demand Refunds, Claiming No Artworks Were “Souped”
“Now I have nothing to complain about at my next cocktail party,” lamented one woman after failing to witness a climate protest at The Met.
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Archaeologists Discover Earliest-Recorded “Like” Symbols in Lascaux
The cave drawings predate the advent of social media by approximately 17,000 years.