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In Brief
Young left nearly 2,000 works of art to his close friend and her family. An article in the Washington Post Magazine explains how, after Young’s death, a group of lawyers kept the works instead.
Art
Paris Musées is offering digital downloads of masterpieces by artists including Rembrandt, Gustave Courbet, and Eugène Delacroix.
News
The staff, who have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, claim that "working conditions were not up to par."
Art
Starting January 23, Women In Public will explore themes of place and wandering with a focus on the female experience, featuring screenings, a lecture, and a workshop.
In Brief
"Facebook wants you to think the problem is video-editing technology, but the real problem is Facebook’s refusal to stop the spread of disinformation," said Drew Hammill, a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Art
In a new major commission for the Met, Monkman renders the past injustices and contemporary challenges endured by Indigenous people in the style of academic history painting.
Art
The Swiss-Uruguayan artist here challenges viewers with a single, colossal painting and a group of provocative conceptual pieces.
News
A group of around 40 employees quietly entered the Palace of Fine Arts during an event. They silently held up their placards as many in the audience cheered and yelled "contrato digno" — a call for "dignified contracts."
In Brief
The foundation says the university's decision to hand over a contested statue to the Sons of Confederate Veterans group, along with $2.5 million, is at odds with the grant's purpose.
In Brief
Highlights include tours of the MFA’s trove of Judaica and Jewish art and a community-lighting ceremony with an artist-designed menorah.
News
One anonymous employee says it worries him that he has not been paid for six months, despite continuing to do his job and sometimes working late nights.
News
At a Mexico City museum, farmworker unions demanded the painting of the Mexican Revolution leader be destroyed. Their protest escalated to a clash with LGBTQ activists, amounting to violence and use of homophobic slurs.