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Building an Art Community From the Ashes of Destructivism
Ortiz's radical approach to art led from unleashing of aggression through ritualistic performances to political engagement and the founding of El Museo del Barrio.
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Why Is New York Asking Artists to Decorate City Garbage Trucks for Free?
The initiative raises questions about whether the city’s open call devalues art.
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Utica Sculpture Residency Vandals Are Under the Age of 11, Police Say
According to the Utica Police Department, the children — ages eight to 11 — were found hurling rocks at cars with paint on their shoes.
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The British Museum Takes the Feminism Out of Feminine Power
The realities of women’s lives are conspicuously absent from the British Museum's Feminine Power, a show about the feminine.
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Vandals Ransack Sculpture Residency in Upstate New York
Attackers smashed windows, destroyed equipment, and damaged artworks that were slated for an upcoming charity auction at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY.
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River in China Dries Up, Revealing 600-Year-Old Buddhist Statues
The Yangtze River's water levels are receding amid an ongoing heatwave in the country.
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Carefully Worded Definition of “Museum” Eschews Neutrality
After months of deliberations, and a failed attempt at a more politicized version in 2019, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has finally updated its definition of a museum.
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Looking Anew at a Strange Matisse Masterpiece
In 1911 Matisse created "The Red Studio," a self-enclosed world in his studio, by showing 11 earlier works of art, without the presence of the artist.
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Art Teachers Get a Higher Tax Deduction for Out-of-Pocket Supplies
Starting in 2023, teachers will be able to deduct $300 instead of $250. It's the first expense deduction increase they get in 20 years.
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Noguchi Museum Is Opening the Artist’s Studio to Visitors
The studio of the mid-century sculptor, located across from his eponymous museum in Long Island City, New York, received $4.5 million for its planned restoration and renovation.
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Museums Must Post Salaries in Job Ads, Says US Museum Org
The measure will go into effect in November and it is a victory for the grassroots organizations that have long called for salary transparency in the museum sector.
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Orlando Museum of Art Is “Re-Evaluating All Exhibitions” Amid FBI Raid Fallout
A task force is attempting damage control as the museum continues to face dire consequences for displaying a group of fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings.