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Erasure of Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Shooting Victims Raises Alarm in Florida
State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith called the state’s reported paving over of the street crossing a “disgusting betrayal.”
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Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List
The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.
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The Mesmerizing Wonder of Wabanaki Weaving
Jeremy Frey’s first museum show presents the artist’s virtuosic craft as must-see contemporary work.
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Required Reading
This week: Sudanese diasporic photography, art-world novels, inside Gaza’s only Catholic church, scientists ditch X, “Christian girl fall” threatens to return, and more.
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Months After LA Fires, Altadena's Black History Endures
An exhibition at the California African American Museum is both an exercise in reverence and a declaration of resilience for the neighborhood’s artistic community.
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Lawsuit Condemns Pro-Slavery Message in North Carolina Monument
A case arguing that the Confederate statue’s inscription is a violation of equal protection is allowed to forge ahead.
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A View From the Easel
“Oil paint is endlessly versatile, has great presence, and always feels alive.”
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Archaeologists Uncover “Extraordinary” 3,000-Year-Old Mural in Peru
Researchers are now urging local authorities to protect the site of Huaca Yolanda, which they say faces urgent preservation threats.
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Did This 19th-Century Painting Inspire Taylor Swift’s New Album Art?
The dramatic teal green cover for the singer’s forthcoming The Life of A Showgirl is an apparent wink to John Everett Millais’s famous “Ophelia.”
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A Cézanne Celebration as Sweet as a Bowl of Apples
Thousands are flocking to Aix-en-Provence for a regionwide celebration of the French Impressionist that includes his recently renovated estate and studio.
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Beauford Delaney’s Drawings Open a Window Into His World
With their evocative atmospheres and vibrant color, Delaney’s drawings stand on their own as essential works within his singular artistic vision.
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Giuseppe Penone Captures the Breath of the World
A show takes us inside the practice of an artist who has been meditating on the climate for more than 50 years.