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Getty Museum Returns Ancient Roman Bronze to Turkey
The institution acquired the bust from a Swiss art dealer who has been linked with the looted antiquities trade at other US museums.
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Comics
Arshile Gorky’s Gaze
Across the street from the painter's former studio in Manhattan's Union Square, 20 trees had been planted to honor the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Books
Snapshots of Everyday Palestinian Life Before the Nakba
Archival photography in Against Erasure ranges from uprisings to olive tree cultivation and an open-air cinema.
Art
Painting at the Periphery of Language
Mary Lum is interested in the deeply rooted human desire to make meaning out of everything, while recognizing that language is a slippery phenomenon.
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Artists Remember the Transformative Teachings of Toshiko Takaezu
The late artist’s unusual classes and apprentice program continue to inspire a mix of play and discipline in her former students’ practices.
Art
UCLA’s MFAs Take On Power Structures
While some of the works lack the finesse of more seasoned veterans, these artists have cultivated firm, incisive critiques of the powers that be.
News
Alaskan Tribes Are Waiting for the Denver Art Museum to Return Their Heritage
The Tlingít and Haida tribes have been requesting multiple cultural objects held in the institution’s collection for years, the Denver Post found.
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Three German Climate Activists Hit With Prison Sentence
The activists doused Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in orange paint as part of a demonstration against the use of fossil fuels in September.
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Leonora Carrington Masterpiece Could Fetch Over $12M at Auction
The dreamlike work blends references to Hieronymus Bosch, Irish mythology, the kabbalah, and Mexican Indigenous cosmologies.
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Outrage After Actor Chris Pratt Destroys Iconic Mid-Century Home in LA
Advocates decried Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger’s decision to raze an architecturally significant home for yet another “McMansion.”
Art
Caravaggio Made Darkness Visible
In his violent, carnal visions, sparks of divinity may glow even from within the blackest confines of our fallen reality.
Film
Story of Disgraced Art Dealer Who Swindled Millions Gets HBO Series
Inigo Philbrick was sentenced to prison for a “Ponzi-like” scheme during which he defrauded over $86 million from various clients.