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Let Them Eat Heritage
The rush to restore cultural monuments in Iraq and Syria has papered over the failure to rebuild houses, infrastructure, and people’s lives.
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National Galleries of Scotland Acquire Salvador Dalí "Lobster Phone," Getty Museum Acquires Vilhelm Hammershøi painting
Plus, the Walker Art Center acquires two interdisciplinary works, and a letter by Oscar Wilde sells at auction.
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Can an Outsider Artist Win His $100 Million Lawsuit Against NYC's Five Major Museums? [UPDATED]
On Monday, artist Robert Cenedella's lawyers appeared before a Manhattan judge to argue that a conspiracy exists between New York's top museums and galleries to celebrate the Warhols of the world at the expense of the "Anti-Warhols." [UPDATE: Cenedella's case has been dismissed by a judge for insuff
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Collage as Confession and the Fashioning of Black Gay Men
The Many Hats of Ralph Arnold: Art, Identity & Politics showcases the Black, gay artist's 1970s photocollages, which commented upon mass media portrayals of sexuality and race.
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What Happened When a Long-Lost Michelina Wautier Painting Failed to Sell at Christie’s
A recently discovered work by a long-overlooked Baroque painter didn't attract the interest that Christie’s prestigious Old Masters auction seemed to expect.
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In Pittsburgh’s Wake, Curators at Jewish Museums Consider the Importance of Their Institutions
The rise in global anti-Semitism has prompted renewed reflection on the roles of Jewish cultural institutions.
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Best of 2018: Our Top 20 Exhibitions Across the United States
Art visualizing identity and community took center stage in our top 20 exhibitions across the United States for 2018.
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Art Movements
Vanessa German was awarded the 2018 Don Tyson Prize, Heidi K. Brandow was awarded the third Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists, and more.
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Ontario's Indigenous Culture Fund and Arts Council Budgets Are Slashed by Millions
Ontario's provincial government has said that the budget cuts are being made to balance a $15 billion deficit, but the slashed funding would only account for about .05% of that total, while comparatively reducing a massive portion of the programs and services provided by the region's major art organ
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Corot’s Portraits of Women Complicate His Place in Art History
Crossing the bridge to the free-form empiricism of the Impressionists, this show delights in the visual spectacle of life.
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Why China's Infamous "Copycat" Town Now Invests in Original Artworks
Economic changes have forced the 8,000 painters and 1,200 galleries in the Shenzhen village of Dafen — who were once responsible for 75% of the world's oil painting reproductions — to rebrand. But can skill overcome the town's reputation as a home of imposter impressionists?
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Call to Sculptors: ArtsWestchester Announces Major Public Art Commission Opportunities
A select number of artists will be awarded honoraria to produce full proposals for two public art projects.