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Preserving the Art of Palestinian Taṭrīz 76 Years After the Nakba
An online archive of digitized patterns features more than 1,000 motifs pertaining to the traditional embroidery art form.
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How the Met Gala Catalyzed a “Celebrity Block Party”
Social media is on a blocking spree after witnessing the garish annual display of wealth juxtaposed with images of dead Palestinian children in Rafah.
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A Student-Acquired Art Collection Reflects the Times
Wake Forest University is one of the few American institution of higher education to establish a collection of student-acquired art.
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Sale of De la Cruz Collection Raises Concerns in Miami’s Art World
As major artworks head to auction, some question whether the city’s over-dependence on private collections is harmful to its arts ecosystem.
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CalArts and Student Protesters Reach Agreement on Divestment
A student committee will work with the school to divest from funds linked to human rights violations following campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Curator Cleared of Charges After Transporting 1,500 Scorpions Out of Turkey
Lorenzo Prendini of the American Museum of Natural History was accused of smuggling scorpions and spiders in his luggage.
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Burning Man Removes Pro-Palestine Watermelon Artwork From Website
The festival took down the artwork submission after a petition said its title, “From the River to the Sea,” was antisemitic.
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Bakpak Durden Traces a Birthmark’s Lineage
Eager for interpersonal exchange and viewer participation, the Detroit-based artist invites us into their candid visualizations of ancestral and personal history.
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Is Maurizio Cattelan’s Latest Work a Copy?
Cattelan's new installation of gold panels punctured by bullets resembles works that artist Anthony James has been making since 2011.
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The Musical Science of Melvin Way’s Enigmatic Art
Way’s drawings are not messages to be decoded but instead are renderings of our yearning to comprehend.
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A Queer Guide to TEFAF New York
Several works on display in this year’s iteration of the fair, both ancient and modern, stand out for their homoeroticism and queer aesthetics.
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“World’s Largest Bronze Gorilla” Lands in Connecticut
Children have been joyously climbing the 5,000-pound sculpture, which has been reclining on the grounds of Greenwich’s Bruce Museum since Earth Day.