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Is This Art Historian's £65 Copy of a Van Dyck Painting Really an Original?
Christopher Wright is convinced that a painting of Spanish Infanta Isabella Clara de Eugenia, which he purchased for £65 in 1970 is an Anthony van Dyck original.
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Why Context Matters in Museum Displays
People need a source of restoration, and museums are well-positioned to fill that role, but restoration should not mean escape.
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Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman on a US Quarter
The coin debuts a four-year series of quarters featuring trailblazing women, including Nina Otero-Warren and Anna May Wong.
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New York's Jewish Museum Staff Push to Unionize
The union would include art handlers, curators, development staff, educators, visitor experience and retail employees, and other administrative staff.
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Weisman Museum of Art Presents Highlights From the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection
An exhibition at Pepperdine University in Malibu chronicles the achievements and contributions of African Americans over the last five centuries.
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Apply for Rent-free Studio Space in Brooklyn Through the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program
The residency program awards 17 visual artists a year of rent-free studio space in New York City. Applications are due by February 15.
Art
The Punk Marie Antoinette of the 1970s New York Art Scene
In Colette Lumière’s world, the theatricality of Versailles meets the punk ethos of the Sex Pistols.
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Pastels Are Damned Beautiful
An exhibition spanning the 16th century to the present displays pastels in all their lush, radiating color.
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Andres Serrano's Sensationalistic Flop About January 6
Insurrection is a blunt effort by an artist to find a sensational edge to a national tragedy.
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New York Introduces an Unprecedented Act on Sustainable Fashion
If passed, clothing or footwear companies that rake in more than $100 million annually would need to report their energy usage, emissions, and supply information.
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Italy Returns Parthenon Fragment to Greece, Shaking Up Debate Over Marbles in UK
The long-term loan could "open the way for a similar agreement with an act of approval by the British Parliament," said the Acropolis Museum's director.
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Ancient Rock Art in Texas “Irreparably Damaged” by Vandals
"Staff have already treated the most recent vandalism at Indian Head, but much of the damage is, unfortunately, permanent," park officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas said.