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After Student Pressure, Harvard Law School Ditches Logo Connected to Slavery
The former shield featured the family crest of Isaac Royall, Jr., who made his wealth through the labor of enslaved people.
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Week in Review: Afghan Artists in Danger; NYC Museums Now Require Vaccinations
Also, a pro-Palestinian artwork was temporarily censored by the University of Manchester, and more.
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Writers’ Organization Issues Dire Warning After Members Reportedly Murdered by Taliban
Two of PEN International's members, Abdullah Atefi and Dawa Khan Menapal, were reportedly murdered by Taliban forces earlier this month.
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All These Artworks Have Been Censored By Instagram
The Facebook-owned social platform has taken down drawings, photographs, paintings, and sculptures depicting nudity, even in partial or abstracted form.
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You'll Need to Be Vaccinated to Visit NYC Museums and Galleries
Arts and culture institutions are included in the new "Key to NYC" vaccination mandate, the mayor announced today.
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Can the Arts Help Drive Vaccinations? Yes, According to the CDC
The agency launched a comprehensive resource page for state and local health departments that want to partner with artists and arts organizations.
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Instagram Censored a Pedro Almodóvar Film Poster (and Then Apologized)
Instagram temporarily took down the image showing a lactating nipple.
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Féral Benga, the Cabaret Dancer Who Redefined Black Masculinity
A double portrait of the dancer and Harlem Renaissance icon at Swann Galleries evokes his allure as an artist's model and his indelible imprint on modernism.
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A Protest Against Purdue Settlement Transforms Courthouse Landscape Into a Graveyard
Activists from advocacy groups PAIN Sackler and Truth Pharm denounced Judge Robert D. Drain's "bankruptcy scam.”
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Move Over, Pollock: Research Confirms Neanderthals Made Splatter Paintings
Pigment found on rocks in a Spanish cave was applied by humans 60,000 years ago using splattering and blowing techniques.
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Seeing a Performance in NYC? You’ll Need Your Vaccine Card
The “Key to NYC Pass” will soon be required to access indoor cultural venues as well as dining and fitness facilities.
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The Art of AI: Computer-generated Sculptures Are Eerily Real
Artist Matteo Rattini trained a neural network to create images of contemporary sculptures based on Instagram's algorithm suggestions.