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Artist Richard Serra, Who Warped Space With Steel, Dies at 85
At once aloof and inviting, his gargantuan and often controversial sculptures draw viewers in for an experience of the sublime.
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Artist Steps In to Aid Victim in Violent NYC Subway Attack
William Chan, an artist, gallerist, and US veteran, was at the Fulton Street station when a woman was pushed onto the tracks by her boyfriend.
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After Pro-Palestine Rally at Art Basel, Miami Beach Restricts Protests
Mayor Steven Meiner cut off speakers who expressed concerns about Gaza during a hearing for the ordinance, which activists say severely stifles civic action.
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Questions Remain After ICA Miami Removes Portrait of Edward Said
Charles Gaines’s artwork depicting the Palestinian-American scholar was quietly taken down and re-installed, rousing concerns.
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New York Times Art Critic Roberta Smith Retiring After 32 Years
She was appointed co-chief art critic in 2011, becoming the first woman at the paper to hold the title.
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MoMA Workers Urge Museum to Address Israel’s Attacks on Palestine
“We respectfully urge our institution to consider the impact of its silence,” reads the workers’ open letter.
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MoMA Shutters as 500+ Protesters Infiltrate Atrium in Support of Palestine
Organizers unveiled a banner that read “MoMA Trustees Fund Genocide, Apartheid, and Settler Colonialism.”
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Art Collector Resigns From Boards After Claims of Inciting Violence at Palestine Protest
Scott Lorinsky stepped down as trustee of CCS Bard and Visual AIDS in the wake of allegations that he instructed drivers to ram into pro-Palestine demonstrators.
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Artists Protest Museum's Cancellation of Michael Fried-Inspired Show
In a letter to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's board, a group of artists included in the nixed exhibition denounce the “outrageous” termination of the show’s curator, Eik Kahng.
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Artists “Stunned” After Museum Nixes Reimagined Michael Fried Show
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art canceled Three American Painters: Then and Now months before the opening and terminated its chief curator.
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Man Arrested in Connection With Death of Art Dealer Brent Sikkema
Sikkema's body was discovered earlier this week in his Rio de Janeiro residence.
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Security Footage Shows Possible Suspect in Brent Sikkema Death
In videos from the early hours of Sunday morning, a man is seen entering Sikkema’s building before driving away.