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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely
The museum and union have yet to agree on wages and healthcare.
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Books
Photo Book Retells the History of Hysteria
Laura Larson’s City of Incurable Women draws from archival materials to speculate on the lives of women who were famously hospitalized for hysteria throughout history.
News
Three Arrested in Protest at New York's Asia Society
A group of artists and writers denounced the center for hosting Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the country's former dictator.
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Announcing the Inaugural Center for Craft Archive Fellows
Xenobia Bailey, Jeffrey Gan, Elizabeth G. Greenlee and N.E. Brown, Siera Hyte, Maru López, and Olivia Quintanilla will contribute to a Hyperallergic Special Issue on underrepresented craft histories in 2023.
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Murdered Palestinian Journalist Was Deliberately Targeted by Israeli Forces, Report Finds
An investigation by Forensic Architecture and Al-Haq into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh looked at previously unseen footage and unpublished autopsy reports, among other evidence.
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Guerrilla Tenant Group Papers NYC in Anti-Eviction Posters
The Tomato Season collective’s campaign, titled “SHAME,” calls attention to the city marshals who enforce evictions, utility shut-offs, and foreclosures, exacerbating the housing crisis.
Art
Aubrey Levinthal Chronicles the Estrangement in Everyday Encounters
Finding her subject matter in ordinary, everyday encounters, Levinthal hints at a subject’s interiority and to the way strangers are separated from each other.
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New Research Says High Nile Water Levels Helped Build Giza Pyramids
Researchers have found new evidence to support the theory that builders transported materials on a now-dried-up branch of the Nile.
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Psychiatrists in Brussels Can Now “Prescribe” Museum Visits to Patients
The six-month pilot program will evaluate the impact of art and cultural institutions on mental health and well-being.
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Artist Says High Line Hotel Staffers "Barged" Into Room and Racially Profiled Him
Kahlil Robert Irving alleges that a hotel manager and his associate, both White, trespassed on his room during his stay and proceeded to verbally assault him.
Interview
Michelle Agins on Perseverance and Photographing Martin Luther King
The second Black woman ever hired as a New York Times staff photographer, Agins built her career at a time when photo editors gave very few assignments to women — much less to women of color.
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Don't Be a 🍆, Survey Says to Use Emojis
Over 90% of US emoji users agreed that the icons make it easier for them to express themselves and 60% said they improved their mental health, according to a new survey.