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German Photographer Refuses Award for His AI “Photo”
Boris Eldagsen submitted an AI-generated image to the Sony World Photography Awards just to be “a cheeky monkey,” but he didn’t think he’d actually win.
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Archaeologists Uncover 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Cemetery
The site served as a burial ground for the important city of Memphis and sheds light on the funerary practices of the Ancient Egyptian elite.
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RISD Continuing Education Reaches Teen Artists Globally With Online Youth Programming
Year-round online programming for youth continues this summer with RISD’s pre-collegiate online certificate and new teen courses.
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After “The Wild”: Contemporary Art from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection
On view through October 1 at the Jewish Museum in New York, this exhibition features works by 47 contemporary artists made between 1963–2023.
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Is There Room for Care at an Art Fair?
One might go to an art fair anticipating spectacle, but what I found at Expo Chicago was much more heartening, and deeply Midwestern.
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Is a Rare Black Jesus Stained-Glass Portrait a Result of White Guilt?
The 150-year-old work, discovered in a church in Rhode Island, is linked to wealthy White women with a complicated history.
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Tamara Lanier’s “Emotional Distress” Suit Against Harvard Forges Ahead
Lanier's lawyers argued in a hearing today that she could seek possession of the daguerreotypes of her enslaved ancestors via equitable jurisdiction.
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Queer Love Shines in a Bronx Exhibition
A show at Lehman College Art Gallery featuring four dozen LGBTQ+ artists from all walks of life prioritizes themes of romance and affection.
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Required Reading
This week, uncovering clues about the Benin Bronzes, the British Museum takes everything but a joke, Hollywood writers vote on a strike, and popcorn bags can do what?
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New York Has Something to Learn From San Francisco
The city could use more political public murals like those of the artist known as Rigo 23.
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Elizabeth Talford Scott's Quilts Defy the Grid
“Quilt” is an insufficient description for the extraordinary fabric pieces Scott began to construct in the 1970s.
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Susan Bee Tames the Beast
The artist’s playful paintings of medieval women saints fighting monsters and dragons have a Jewish angle.