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Reframing Art History Through a BIPOC Lens
Olivia Chiang’s “Not Your Grandfather’s Art History: A BIPOC Reader” is a free online compilation of essays that explore lesser-told canons.
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Highlights From a Busy Weekend at the Santa Fe Indian Market
The 101st edition of the Native arts festival featured 800 artists and extensive programming.
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New Pompeii Discovery Sheds Light on Slavery in Ancient Rome
The new finds give more detailed insight into the lives of enslaved Roman community members prior to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Smithsonian Apologizes for “Racial Brain Collection”
The institution’s secretary “condemned” past unethical practices that involved non-consensually collecting the brains of mostly Black and Indigenous people.
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Art and Healing on the Anniversary of India’s Partition
Artists are sifting through what was left behind, what was burned away, and what was buried both physically and emotionally to facilitate our track toward healing.
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What Good Is Eco-Art Without Community?
The question asked by some working-class communities in New York City regarding environmental art projects is, “Okay, but what about the people?”
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Florida School Accused of Censoring Show About Police Violence — And Lying About It
Daytona State College abruptly withdrew a show of Jon Henry’s photographs depicting Black mothers, citing HVAC issues. Others say that wasn’t the real reason.
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What Today's Museums Can Learn From Van Gogh
Van Gogh and his cohorts were actively searching for new means to translate modern culture. Why aren’t we taking risks?
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No More Selfies at Chicago's "Bean" Until 2024
The city began maintenance on the Grainger Plaza that surrounds the iconic sculpture on August 15.
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Orlando Museum of Art Says Ex-Director Was In On Fake Basquiats
The museum filed a civil lawsuit alleging Aaron De Groft planned to take a cut of the forged paintings’ sales.
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Lari Pittman Paints Cities of the Future
It is his maximalist messiness — his embrace of difference, however awkward or confounding — that connects Pittman’s paintings to the beauty of Los Angeles.
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The Dark Side of Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees
The challenge at the heart of Van Gogh’s Cypresses is that the trees carried associations in the late 19th century that are lost on us today.