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An AR App Wants to Correct the Scarcity of Monuments to Historical Leaders of Color
Movers and Shakers' new app allows you to insert monumental figures of under-recognized icons like Shirley Chisholm and Toussaint Louverture into public spaces.
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Artists Contribute to a Coloring Book Benefiting the Black Painters Academy
More than 50 artists have submitted drawings for a coloring book that will help fund a permanent home for the new art school.
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US Senators Introduce Resolution in Solidarity With Cuban Artists
The bipartisan group of politicians urges the release of Denis Solís, a rapper arbitrarily detained last year, and expresses solidarity with the San Isidro Movement artist-activist collective.
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Beads Found in Alaska Are Some of the Earliest European Objects Discovered in North America
The beads, located in three Indigenous sites in Alaska, date to the mid-to-late 15th century, prior to Columbus's landfall.
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SFMOMA Director to Step Down After a Tumultuous Year at Museum
The museum has been criticized for its sweeping layoffs and furloughs during the coronavirus pandemic and accused of fostering a culture of racism and structural inequities.
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A Sacred Incan Site Is Threatened by a New Airport
Chinchero, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, is home to a dozen Indigenous cultures as well as 15th-century Inca ruins.
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Who Should Create Trump’s Doomed Presidential Portrait?
Hyperallergic has a few suggestions.
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“Verified” Homes Parody the Absurdities of “Internet Vanity Culture”
Your home can now be marked by the blue checkmark motif universally associated with digital VIP status, sculpted by artist Danielle Baskin.
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Cuban Artists File Legal Motion For Culture Minister’s Removal
The motion was filed on behalf of 1,252 artists, and counting, who signed a petition in its favor, including artists Tania Bruguera and Sandra Ceballos.
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Mexico Asks Christie's to Cancel Upcoming Sale of Pre-Hispanic Objects
The National Institute for Anthropology and History in Mexico says 30 objects in the sale belong to the country's national patrimony, and three others are fake.
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Sections of Salvator Mundi Not Part of Leonardo’s Original Design, Research Suggests
Two recent investigations of “Salvator Mundi,” including one conducted by the Louvre, now offer new avenues for skepticism.
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Emmett Till’s Chicago Home Is Now a Historic Landmark
By designating the home as an official landmark, the city commits to protecting the structure from demolition and any significant renovations.