Scores of cultural heritage sites are in ruins amid a fragile truce and an ongoing war of narratives.
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Why I Won’t Be Visiting the Warhol Show in Saudi Arabia
I couldn’t in good conscience accept an invitation to an exhibition hosted and sponsored by a brutal regime.
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Will Meta Finally Lift Its Female Nipple Ban?
An oversight board made recommendations against the company’s restrictive female nudity policies. Will Instagram comply?
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Ukrainians Demand Their Place in Art History
No one would call an artist from India “British” or an artist from Peru “Spanish,” so why do museums continue to label Ukrainian artists as “Russian”?
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In Loving Memory of Artist Brody Mace-Hopkins
Mace-Hopkins, who died at age 24 during an artist residency in Scotland, was my partner and collaborator.
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Why Archaeologists Are Fuming Over Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse Series
In an open letter, the Society for American Archaeology accused journalist Graham Hancock’s docuseries of disparaging experts while promoting “racist, white supremacist ideologies.”
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Why You Should Fill Out ArtTable’s Survey on Working in the Arts
To close the gender pay gap in the field, we must first gain a better understanding of how systems of inequality shape the compensation and career experiences of art professionals.
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How a Landmark Feminist Show Got Erased From Collective Memory
Art critic Lucy Lippard’s first outing as a feminist curator in 1971 has, until recently, been almost entirely absent from history.
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Enough With the Selfies; Look at the Art
Museum guard Dereck Stafford Mangus urges museumgoers to put their phones down, just for a minute.
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The Death of an Artist Podcast Failed Ana Mendieta
Helen Molesworth’s true-crime sensation marginalizes the artist’s life and legacy.
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Elon Musk’s Strange Twitter Still Life
What does it mean when the world’s richest person trolls us?
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You Cannot Give Thanks for What Is Stolen
American artists were instrumental in propagating the false narrative of Thanksgiving, a deliberate erasure of violence against Indigenous peoples.