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Ai Weiwei Creates a Homage to Julian Assange
“[Assange’s] imprisonment marks the collapse of a free and civilized society,” Ai Weiwei told Hyperallergic.
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Architects Reveal Bizarre Plans for a Libertarian City in the Metaverse
The virtual city is the meta-counterpart to the real-world Free Republic of Liberland, a sovereign state between Croatia and Serbia.
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British Museum Drops Sackler Name — But Not Everywhere
The disgraced family’s name will remain on the museum’s benefactors' board and its Great Court donor list.
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This week, an early conceptual artwork by Yves Klein goes to auction, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will finally include a section on the pivotal role of Jewish immigrants, the inventor of GIFs dies, and much more.
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Gwendolyn Brooks Championed Black Authors and Presses
Materials from the poet’s personal library testify to lifelong engagement with the Black community.
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Messing with Museums and Our Desire for Order
Is the earth a necropolis in which the survivors live among the dead and their sarcophagi, which includes museums, pyramids, and monuments of all kinds?
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Artist Spray-Paints Massive Graffiti on New Museum
It’s unclear how “Acer," as the anonymous artist is known, evaded the museum’s security officers and surveillance cameras
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Finally, a New Way to Detect Fake Profile Pictures
Surely we are not better training the robots to know exactly who the humans are and where to aim their lasers? (Nervous laughter.)
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Caribbean Cultural Center Gets New 5,000-Square-Foot Space in East Harlem
"Expanding CCCADI’s presence in an ever-changing Harlem furthers our commitment to serving as an anchor for, and reflection of, the people of Harlem,” said the center’s director.
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Memphis Airport Reinstalls Asian Elvis Artwork After Accusations of Censorship
The airport took the work down after it “received a lot of negative feedback from Elvis fans,” including “a small number of comments” that referred to artist Tommy Kha’s race.
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AI Can Help Reconstruct Ancient Texts — With Stunning Accuracy
A new deep neural network developed by an AI research lab and university researchers could help epigraphers restore and date fragmentary inscriptions.
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Lin Shih Pao Recycles Windows Into Sculptures With Golden Age
The works created during Lin’s residency at Crystal Foundation and Park will be on view at Artexpo New York from April 7 to 10.