Books
London's History, Washed Up on the Shores of the Thames
Author Malcolm Russell's novel approach to history — finding it as it washes up on the riverbanks — makes the past seem very much alive.
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Opinion
UK Welcomes Restitution, Just not Anti-Colonialism
“The work of cultural restitution must be about what we give up, not just what or how we give back,” writes Dan Hicks in response to Arts Council England’s new restitution guidelines for museums.
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Myanmar Junta Detains Artist-Activist Htein Lin
The artist's wife, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, was also detained amid a crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
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Canadian Authorities Move to Evict Indigenous Protest Encampments
The encampments in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg were installed to protest the cultural genocide perpetrated by Catholic missionaries in residential schools.
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River in China Dries Up, Revealing 600-Year-Old Buddhist Statues
The Yangtze River's water levels are receding amid an ongoing heatwave in the country.
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Carefully Worded Definition of “Museum” Eschews Neutrality
After months of deliberations, and a failed attempt at a more politicized version in 2019, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has finally updated its definition of a museum.
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Madison Museum Apologizes to Black Artist but Rejects Racism Allegations
Lilada Gee was verbally attacked by a former employee of an adjoining arts center and her work in the 2022 Wisconsin Triennial was damaged by visitors.
Art
Required Reading
This week, an architect designs his own home, unraveling the white supremacy of archives, pigeons in New York City, being "Asian" in the United States, apologizing to Sacheen Littlefeather, and more.
Art
Debunking Myths About Public Art
The Ent Center for the Arts’s program Art WithOut Limits pops up in unexpected spaces.
Books
The German Modernist Who Painted a Multicultural United States
From the Blackfeet reservation to Harlem, Winold Reiss immersed himself in the world of the people he represented, forming close ties with many individuals.
Books
Lynne Tillman Explores How Her Mother Was Transformed by Aging and Illness
Doubt and uncertainty mark her account of family inheritance, photographic portraiture, and eldercare.
Art
How Do You Repair the Scientific Racism Embedded in the History of Science?
Swiss-Haitian-Finnish artist Sasha Huber has spent the last fifteen years trying to undo her countryman’s problematic legacy.