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Well-Preserved Maya Warrior Bust Unearthed in Mexico
The statue head was found during construction for the Maya Train, which has sparked controversy amongst scientists and Indigenous communities in the region.
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Queens Museum Director Declines to Issue Statement on Gaza
Sally Tallant said the museum “is not able to make political statements” in a meeting with workers.
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Writers Protest NYT Gaza Coverage With Posters of Journalists Killed by Israel
Members of the group Writers Bloc staged an action during an awards dinner chaired by New York Times President Meredith Kopit Levien.
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Hunter College Cancels Screening of Jewish-Led Film Critical of Israel
Israelism follows two young Jewish Americans whose perception of Israel changes once they see how the nation treats Palestinians.
Art
Judy Chicago’s Corporate Feminism
I came to Herstory hoping to see depth, guts, the ambition and potency of “The Dinner Party” and instead found nothing but surface.
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Documenta Finding Committee Resigns en Masse
Earlier this week, curator Ranjit Hoskoté stepped down after he was accused of antisemitism for signing a pro-Palestine petition.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the oldest plant-based red paint, the stories of queer Palestinians in Gaza, why women’s clothes don’t have pockets, and more.
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Citing Attendance Slump, SFMOMA Cuts 20 Jobs
The museum reported a 35% attendance drop from 2019.
Film
The Chilling Revelations of the Sackler Family Group Chats
The short film The Family Statement centers on private messages between the Sacklers unsealed as part of Purdue Pharma’s 2020 bankruptcy case.
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Can Tracey Emin Help Restore the Reputation of the British Museum?
"I love everything Egyptian," the artist said after she joined the embattled museum’s board of trustees.
Comics
That Time When I Tried to Move to Israel
A Rabbi said there’s land in the settlements with my name on it.
Art
The Painter Mexico City Lost Too Soon
Abraham Ángel embodied a new type of homegrown Mexican artist who rejected past European traditions in favor of local influences like arte popular.