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Museum Settles With Translator Whose Work Was Used Without Permission
Yilin Wang’s translations of Chinese poems were initially included in a British Museum show without her approval and without compensation.
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Indigenous Artist’s "Defund the Police" Banner Removed from Oregon Exhibition
Demian DinéYazhi’ says the Chehalem Cultural Center has "chosen to stand on the side of conservative extremism and fear.”
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Philadelphia Unveils Proposals for New Harriet Tubman Statue
After a year of controversy, the city has narrowed down five options for a monument to the activist and abolitionist.
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10 Questions for an Artist Who Grows Her Own Pigments
Ellie Irons explains how she mindfully harvests plants and transforms them into paints, a labor of love detailed in her how-to guide Feral Hues.
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Open Letter Calls On British Museum to Drop BP Name
A missive signed by 80 artists and activists including Nan Goldin draws parallels between the oil giant and the Sackler family, whose name has been removed from institutions worldwide.
Art
The Many Lives of a Purell Bottle
In Purell Night & Day, Susan Chen focuses on the ubiquitous hand sanitizer, a reminder of the isolation we experienced during the lockdown.
Art
23 Artists on Making It in San Francisco
Fight and Flight: Crafting a Bay Area Life examines how artists stay — or don’t — in an area with steep rents, scarce studio space, and a high cost of living
Art
The Candid Visual Storytelling of Deb JJ Lee
Through painstakingly rendered and expressive drawings, the nonbinary comic artist processes some of their life’s darkest moments and hardest truths.
Books
When Does Art Make Monsters of Its Fans?
In her new book, Claire Dederer confronts the art that’s made her who she is and the anger, guilt, and love she feels toward flawed artists (including herself).
Art
Josh Kline’s Exercise in Poverty Porn
Nothing about the on-the-nose works in Kline’s Whitney exhibition is sublime; instead, they teeter into the perverse.
Art
The Art World Isn’t Enough
Albuquerque artist sheri crider uses her work to transform people’s lives and create actionable change in criminal justice reform.
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Play Dress-Up at the Met Museum With New AR App
Using the Replica app, users can track down artworks at the museum and turn them into digitized wearable items, like a Van Gogh straw hat and a Corinthian warrior helmet.