Valentina Di Liscia

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A Jacob Lawrence Painting, Thought Missing for Decades, Was in a NYC Apartment All Along

A recent visitor to the Metropolitan Museum’s current Jacob Lawrence exhibition knew of an artwork by Lawrence in a neighbor’s collection that he suspected might belong to the Struggle series.

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Climate Activists Crash Arctic Exhibition at British Museum to Protest Oil Funding

BP or not BP? staged the demonstration as part of a day of action convened by the Alaskan Indigenous organizations Defend the Sacred AK and Native Movement.

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Award-winning Photographs of Hair-raising Weather Patterns

From a dust storm in Arizona to a blizzard on the Brooklyn Bridge, the Royal Meteorological Society’s annual photography awards display the beauty and power of nature.

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A Dana Schutz Portrait of Trump Just Sold For More Than $711,000

The painting of Trump ominously descending an escalator on the day he announced his presidential campaign was sold by Phillips in London today.

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Mourning the Death of the American Dream

For a new online project in El Museo del Barrio’s Triennial, artist Lizania Cruz wants to know: when and how did the American dream die for you?

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Open Letter Increases Pressure on Baltimore Museum of Art to Cancel Sale of Artworks

Art historian Michael Fried and former BMA director Arnold Lehman signed an open letter sent to the state of Maryland last week, and a former board member has written to the museum’s board.

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Why Was a Miami Museum the Site of a Trump Town Hall?

The Pérez Art Museum Miami says it has a responsibility to remain nonpartisan, per official guidelines on election advocacy released by the American Alliance of Museums.

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Former Baltimore Museum Trustees Condemn Major Deaccessions, and One Announces Resignation

A group of 23 former board and committee members is demanding a formal investigation into what it calls the “hasty and opaque deaccession” of three paintings from the museum’s collection.

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Art in General, Beloved Brooklyn Arts Nonprofit, Announces Closure

In a letter, organization leadership cited the financial pressures of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the reason for the decision.

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Carrie Mae Weems Takes Over Lincoln Center to Highlight COVID-19 Impact on Communities of Color

Resist Covid / Take 6! pairs text with iconic photographs by Weems to underscore the importance of preventive measures, dispel myths about the virus, and thank essential workers.

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San Francisco’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan Includes a $1,000 Monthly Stipend for 130 Artists

The city will also set aside $265,000 to commission artists to paint murals on boarded-up businesses and performers to promote coronavirus-safe practices.

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Artists Like Jeffrey Gibson and Carrie Mae Weems Encourage Voting With New Billboards

Jenny Holzer and Tomashi Jackson are also participating in “Art for Action,” the largest non-partisan public art campaign to raise voter awareness.