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After 16 Months, Whitney Workers Reach First Union Contract
The union secured wage increases and other benefits.
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Announcement
61st Ann Arbor Film Festival Features 108 Films From 33 Countries
With screenings and programs both online and in person, the oldest avant-garde and experimental film festival in North America opens March 21.
Announcement
Miami’s Fountainhead Residency Presents The Yearbook: 2022
This annual catalogue documents the work, ideas, and approaches of the 36 resident visual artists in the 2022 cohort. Now available for presale.
News
Extinction Rebellion Storms Rijksmuseum for Rembrandt Action
Changing tactics, the climate activists avoided gluing themselves to the masterpiece or smearing it with food products.
Books
New Art Books You Should Know, From Hilma af Klint to the Black Panther Party
Twelve titles on our reading list inquire about the practice of mudlarking, “cyberfeminism,” Lenape artists in New York City, and witchcraft in the age of technology.
Art
An Artist Takes a Peek Into the History of Rural Storekeeping
Reza Safavi’s digital reinterpretation of Thomas Grocery and Pump explores modern technology and rural storytelling.
Art
How Art Helps Politicians Soften Their Image
Hande Sever’s latest installation explores how leaders in the US and Turkey have used visual art and film to project, modify, and erase history.
Art
How North Africans Negotiated Blackness at the Dakar 1966 First Black Arts Festival
Hundreds of artists, writers, and intellectuals convened at the First World Festival of Black Arts in apparent harmony, but it was also a stage for contradictions and paradoxes to be unpacked.
News
Mysterious 30-Foot-Long Tunnel Found Inside Giza Pyramid
Scholars don’t know exactly how the 4,500 year-old-pyramid was built, but the new finding could offer valuable clues.
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Man Finds Well-Endowed Celtic Bronze Figurine
The tiny artifact, which was discovered by a metal detectorist, is now headed to auction in the UK.
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Art Orgs Mobilize Support After Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
Artists and cultural organizations have been contributing to the post-disaster relief efforts despite their own needs for support.
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Roe v. Wade Case Documents Fetch Over $600K at Auction
The archive, belonging to lawyer Linda Coffee, contains nearly 150 documents and letters related to the historic case.