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Following Peaceful Protest, Cuban State Security Traps Artists in Apartment
Seven of them have been on hunger strike for more than 140 hours after police intercepted attempts by a neighbor to drop off food and supplies.
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Artists (and Star Wars Fans) Advocate for the Preservation of a Brutalist Building in Tunisia
The Hôtel du Lac in Tunis is a beloved icon of Brutalist architecture, with its unique inverted pyramid shape and imposing cantilevered stairs at each end.
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As UK Museums Struggle, Major Artists Step In to Help
British artists Anish Kapoor, Lubaina Himid, and Michael Landy are offering prints to help keep the country’s museums afloat during the pandemic as part of an Art Fund initiative.
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MFA Boston Workers Vote to Unionize
Jon Feng, a Members and Visitors Services Representative, said the union will redistribute power to “give greater consideration to those in the most precarious positions.”
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After Poets House Shutters and Announces Layoffs, Ex-Staff Accuse Leadership of Retaliation
The poetry nonprofit says it closed and laid off staff this week due to financial stress, but workers claim their unionizing efforts and workplace complaints are behind the move.
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Repatriation Activists Acquitted for Removing Ceremonial Spear From French Museum
The lawyers for the defense made a successful case for the action as an act of free speech, not theft.
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New York's Own "Pizza Rat" on Making Performance Art Accessible
Videos of Jonothon Lyons, an accomplished performer, have gone viral for his romps around New York City in a lifelike rat costume.
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See the Recipients of the 2020 Warhol Arts Writers Grant
Twenty-two writers, including Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Lauren O’Neill-Butler, have been awarded a total of $675,000 to support their work.
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Sasquatch Sculpture Snatched and Spotted on Side of Street
“Is no one even mildly suspicious that he came to life and got there himself??? Wake up people!” commented one Facebook user.
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Ancient Bust of Greek God Discovered in an Athens Sewer
The carved head of Hermes was built into a drainage duct.
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Introducing the Black Painters Academy, a New School Dedicated to Black Art History
Azikiwe Mohammed observed that drop-in painting classes focused largely on white, Western artists. He’s working to create a free space that will shift the paradigm.
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Controversial $2 Billion Tunnel Near Stonehenge Approved, Causing Backlash
The tunnel will expand the nearby single-lane road to aid traffic, but critics say the project could put the prehistoric site at risk.