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An "Atlas of Hate" Maps Poland's Anti-LGBTQ Governments
The map responds to the more than 80 Polish municipal and local governments that announced themselves as “free from LGBT ideology.”
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Norway Will Demolish Building Famous for Its Picasso Murals
While the government promises to preserve the Picasso murals to be utilized in a new building, preservationists are unmoved.
Opinion
Bloomberg's Flailing Campaign Designs "Not a Socialist" Hats for Cap-italist Voters
Priced at $17.76, the pre-sale has already sold out.
Art
An Artist Paints Love and Life in Maputo, Mozambique
Drawn from archival photographs, memories, and imagination, Cassi Namoda's family portraits emanate warmth and comfort.
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Yes, MAAM! Boston Is Excited to Meet Its Newest Contemporary Art Museum
A reporter visits the new MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) and speaks to some of the 2,600 visitors who passed through the front doors on opening day.
Art
The "Wrong Biennale" Seeks to Create the Right Conditions for Digital Art
Started as a way for digital and new media artists to circumvent the elitist infrastructure of art fairs, the Wrong hosts work online, for free. This year they've added a physical exhibition in Chicago.
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Sotheby's Moves Hong Kong Art Sales to New York; First-edition Jane Austen Novels Go to Auction
Also, the collection of a former president of the Museum of Modern Art — valued at $450 million — will be sold, and more.
Opinion
Who’s Responsible for Bad Reporting on Mummies?
From questionable race science to an inaccurate synthesis of a mummy's voice, scholars regularly contribute to providing poor understandings of the past.
Opinion
A French Collective Looks to Create Solidarity Among Art Workers
ART ON STRIKE was created in early December as trade unions called for protests against the government’s new pension scheme and has since been consistent in organizing protests and demonstrations.
In Brief
1,700 3D Models of Cultural Heritage Objects Now Available in Public Domain
In conjunction with Creative Commons and museums like the Smithsonian Institute, Sketchfab launched a virtual collection of rare and mesmerizing artifacts.
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Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million Images for Public Use
Now entering the public domain are items from the institution's many museums, research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo.
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In Blow to LACMA, Major Donor Ends Decades-long Gift Program
The Ahmanson Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization that supported the LACMA for more than six decades, has ceased gifts to the museum citing concerns over plans for its new building.