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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.
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A Lock of Beethoven’s Hair and Maya Angelou’s Papers Are Among NYPL’s Treasures
The exhibition, on view for the next 75 years, features 250 rare items from the library's collection.
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Photographer Captures Built-Up Pandemic Waste Polluting the Seas
Şebnem Coşkun is among the winners of the Nature Conservancy's 2021 photo contest, featuring images of landscape, wildlife, people, and water.
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After Three Months in Prison, Cuban Artist Forced Into Exile
Cuban artist Hamlet Lavastida was released from prison in Havana and exiled to Poland along with writer Katherine Bisquet.
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NYC Gives $26 Million for Major Queens Museum Expansion
The visual arts institution and educational center is located in the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world.
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Katherine Bradford Mosaic Murals Make a Manhattan Subway Station Shine
You don't need a train ticket to see the five glass mosaic murals by Bradford at the L train 1 Avenue stop.
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Nigerian Artists Offer to Swap Work for British Museum’s Benin Bronzes
"We never stopped making the bronzes even after those ones were stolen," said a founding member of the Ahiamwen Guild. "I think we make them even better now."
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Aerial Scanning Illuminates Some of the Unknown History of Ancient City of Teotihuacán
Using aerial scanning technology, researchers found that 65% of urban features today are aligned orthogonally with Teotihuacán.
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Frankenstein First Edition Became the Most Expensive Book by a Woman
The rare copy of Mary Shelley's classic, one of only 500 copies, sold for $1.17 million at Christie's.
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Group of Black Women Artists Withdraws From Chicago Architecture Biennial
In an open letter, they alleged "a lack of honest investment" and "patterns of entitlement to Black women’s labor" plaguing the show.