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Documenta Director Resigns Amid Antisemitism Row
Her resignation comes a week after artist Hito Steyerl withdrew artwork from the exhibition and consultant Meron Mendel also stepped down.
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Man Found Living With Arsenal of Weapons in Nevada Children’s Museum
A janitor at the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada was reportedly residing in the museum with his family and storing handguns, ammunition, and an AK-47 in a hardware room.
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White Artist Slammed Online for Copying the Work of a Black Photographer
Controversy erupted on social media when users noticed that Gala Knörr’s paintings referenced images from a film by dayday, a self-described Black and queer multidisciplinary artist.
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Documenta Controversy Continues as Hito Steyerl Withdraws Work
The artist cited the organizers' handling of antisemitism allegations and the ensuing fallout. Meron Mendel, head of the Anne Frank Educational Institute in Frankfurt, stepped down from his position as a consultant for the exhibition.
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Black Artist Attacked in White Supremacist March in Boston
Musician and activist Charles Murrell said he was assaulted by members of Patriot Front on his way to work.
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Met President and CEO to Step Down in 2023
Daniel Weiss, who joined the museum in 2015, led the institution through the turmoil of the pandemic and oversaw milestones like the implementation of paid internships.
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Sam Gilliam, Groundbreaking Abstractionist, Dies at 88
At a time when many Black artists turned to figuration, Gilliam harnessed the power of abstraction, freeing the canvas from its support.
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Cecilia Vicuña Sees Venice Through Her Mother’s Eyes
The artist's portrait of her mother, painted in 1977 and reproduced on the vaporetti of Venice, may be one of the most evocative artworks in the Biennale.
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Cuba Sentences Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to Five Years in Prison
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Tamara Lanier May Sue Harvard for “Emotional Distress” Over Images of Enslaved Ancestors, Court Rules
But the court ruled unanimously that Harvard was not legally obligated to return the photographs.
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Marta Minujín Looks Ugliness Right in the Face
The Argentine artist’s early Informalist works, conjuring decay and degradation, are difficult to look at but deserving of our gaze.
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"Brazen" Couple Tries to Walk Out of Manhattan Gallery With a Basquiat
The suspects attempted to take a Basquiat artwork valued at $45,000 from Taglialatella Galleries but instead made off with a half-empty bottle of whiskey.