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Hundreds Sign an Open Letter Against Open Letters
The missive calls on members of the culture sector to "not share widely," pleading, "Don't you dare sign!"
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Museum Visitors Demand Refunds, Claiming No Artworks Were “Souped”
“Now I have nothing to complain about at my next cocktail party,” lamented one woman after failing to witness a climate protest at The Met.
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OceanGate Launches Artist Residency in the Hull of the Titanic
The company whose submersible infamously imploded last June will ferry artists 13,000 feet below sea level in a newly built vessel called Titan II.
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Gallery Owner “Shocked” That Showing Black Figurative Painter Didn't Solve Systemic Racism
Art dealer Gloria McWhitey said she couldn’t believe minority groups were still disenfranchised, “even after all that money we spent on our Basel booth.”
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Archaeologists Discover Earliest-Recorded “Like” Symbols in Lascaux
The cave drawings predate the advent of social media by approximately 17,000 years.
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Guggenheim Museum Opens Its Iconic Façade for Ad Sales
In a bold move to diversify its revenue streams, the museum announced upcoming projection campaigns with Bounty, Ikea, and Wells Fargo.
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You Can Now Date the AI Versions of Dead Artists
Hyperallergic swiped through the Beta version of ArtAI, encountering the likes of Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, and Vincent Van Gogh.
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Art Handlers Voted Art World’s “Best Lovers” in New Survey
“Biceps and a spirit level indicate a more satisfying lay than a turtleneck and an unwarranted lecture about 18th-century lace production," said one of the researchers.
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Saudi Arabia Announces $1M “Freedom of Expression” Art Award
Kanye West, Roman Polanski, and Carl Andre are among the shortlisted artists.
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British Museum Offers Greece “Exclusive NFT” of the Parthenon Marbles
“With the power of blockchain technology, there will be no question who the real owner is,” said a British Museum spokesperson.
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MoMA to Co-Curate Exhibition With NYPD
Arrest Me, Daddy hopes to cast a more positive light on the work of law enforcement officers.
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Repatriation-Inspired Fragrance Line Hopes to Heal Collector Wounds
The exotic scents of the Rapatriement line offer solace and joy to dismayed collectors who were forced to return looted artifacts.