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Banksy Loses Trademark Case to Greeting Card Company
The European Union Intellectual Property Office ruled that the street artist, who remains anonymous, could not be identified as the unquestionable owner of his "Flower Thrower" stencil.
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“Artists for New York”: 100+ Artists Sell Work to Help NYC Spaces Survive
Over 100 artists, including Rashid Johnson and Jenny Holzer, have donated work for a sale that will benefit arts nonprofits based in New York City.
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Hundreds of Artists Support Striking Tate Workers
Hito Steyerl, Michael Rakowitz, and Forensic Architecture are among 300 signatories asking Tate to reconsider cutting 313 jobs in its shops, cafes, and restaurants.
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Artists Ask Whitney Museum to "Commit to a Year of Action"
The letter, authored by three artists included in the now-canceled Collective Actions, urges the Whitney to seriously examine its practices and policies to better represent and engage with historically excluded communities.
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Our Favorite Experimental Films From the Toronto International Film Festival
Highlights included Ephraim Asili’s striking debut feature The Inheritance and Nicolás Pereda’s Fauna, an inventive story within a story.
Announcement
ArtYard Reopens With Shelter Is and a Series of Outdoor Installations
The works on view consider traditional models of shelter, as well as unconventional perceptions of home, relief, and sanctuary.
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SCAD Museum of Art Reopens, Showcasing International Artists
At the Savannah College of Art and Design, visitors are welcome to experience the award-winning museum’s roster of five new fall exhibitions and extended shows from spring and summer.
Art
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Skillfully Flips the Script of Art History
In A Countervailing Theory, her current exhibition at the Barbican Centre, Ojih Odutola’s alternative histories take on a more epic, mythic scale.
Art
The Surrealist Roots of the "Vaporwave" Genre
The aesthetic niche combining electronic music and digital art finds an ancestor in Surrealism, particularly in the self-taught French painter Yves Tanguy.
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Guggenheim Museum Lays Off 24 Workers, Citing Ongoing Losses
“We have leaned into all the options we have available to us, including decreasing operating expenses, hiring freezes, analyzing business needs and departmental priorities, and reducing leadership salaries,” said Director Richard Armstrong in a letter to staff today.
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Major Artists Demand LACMA Remove Board Member Who Owns Prison Telecom Company
Tom Gores owns a telecom company that “rakes in more than $700 million per year charging egregious rates for phone calls from prisons, jails, and immigrant detention centers.”
Announcement
MassArt’s 2020 Low-Residency MFA Exhibition Goes Virtual
The exhibition showcases selected work from recent MassArt MFA graduates, on view through October 28 via Kunstmatrix.