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What Does It Take to "Kill" a Monument?
A research project tracks every statue of a racist figure that fell last summer — and suggests the possibility of their resurrection is looming.
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Destroyed Banksy Work Sells For $25M, Shredding Estimates
The sale confirmed predictions that the painting's unconventional backstory would only increase its value.
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Petition Asks Hispanic Society to Disavow Racist Comments Made by Madrid Leader
In the museum’s galleries two weeks ago, conservative politician Isabel Díaz Ayuso denounced narratives that center Indigenous experiences and called for a “defense of real history.”
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A Keith Haring Mural Is Unexpectedly Unveiled in Manhattan
Created as part of a site-specific performance in 1983, the piece is now on view at New York City Center for its 2021-2022 season.
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Sale of African American Art, Benefitting Philly Archives, Broke Auction House Records
A group of 24 lots in Swann Galleries's record-breaking sale were offered to benefit the Brandywine Workshop and Archives in Philadelphia.
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Tania Bruguera Agreed to Leave Cuba in Exchange for Release of 25 Prisoners
The artist also called for a boycott of the Havana Biennial.
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Indigenous Artists Voice Support for Land Restitution in New Billboard Campaign
Through 20 billboards across North America, LANDBACK.Art Campaign asks: “What does land back mean to you?”
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Not Your Grandmother’s Doilies: New Exhibition Explores the History of Lace
Across five locations in Antwerp, the ModeMuseum shows how the delicate, weblike fabric became a staple of art, craft, fashion, and commerce.
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George Floyd Statue in NYC's Union Square Defaced 48 Hours After It Was Unveiled
Surveillance footage shows a skateboarder splashing gray paint on the newly-installed bust of Floyd.
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Art Dealer Used Offshore Accounts to Trade Looted Antiquities, Pandora Papers Say
Cambodian artifacts traded by dealer Douglas Latchford, accused of trafficking in looted art, are on view at the Met and the British Museum.
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Violence Is The Most Common Subject of Commemoration in US Monuments
A new report lists the top 50 figures represented in US monuments. They're mainly white, male, and vicious.
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At New York’s Hispanic Society, Leader of Madrid Laments Indigenous Movement as an “Attack Against Spain”
The Museum, in the heart of one of New York City’s predominantly Latino neighborhoods, opened its doors for right-wing Madrid leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso on Monday.