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The New York Public Library’s Iconic Lions Are Taking a Cat Nap
Patience and Fortitude, the 108-year-old lions that have guarded the Library's Main Branch since 1911, will be covered for cleanup and repair beginning September 2.
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Wheelchair User Criticizes Tate Modern for Inaccessibility Issues at Olafur Eliasson Exhibition
The Tate has responded, saying that the tunnel sculpture in question "cannot be made safely accessible for wheelchair users."
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18,000 Illegally Trafficked Cultural Goods Seized in an International Crackdown
Operation Pandora III, carried out by the Spanish Civil Guard, Europol, Interpol, and the World Customs Organization, included a special focus on illicit online trafficking. 59 individuals were arrested in the operation.
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Patrons Wore Blackface and Colonial-Era Costumes to Party at AfricaMuseum
Images emerging on social media showed partygoers dressed in pith helmets and blackface at the museum. The colonial-era museum apologized for the event, admitting a "lapse in judgment."
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Musicians Pay Tribute to El Paso Shooting Victims With a Corrido
Crosses, candles, balloons, photographs, and flowers have become common symbols of the mourning that follows mass shootings; however, residents of the Texan border town are using music to memorialize the fallen victims.
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Bronx Museum Launches Kickstarter to Support a Graffiti Exhibition
The museum has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a retrospective of the works of Henry Chalfant, the photographer and filmmaker who has documented New York City's subway art since its early days in the Bronx.
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Maps of Gerrymandered Districts Are Turned Into a Typeface
The font "Gerry," created by two Chicago-based digital creatives, renders maps of gerrymandered districts into letters of the alphabet as a commentary on the "eroding of democracy."
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The New Museum's Bathroom Nominated as "America's Best Restroom"
A national competition rates the best restrooms in the United States. Among its finalists are the NYC museum's colorfully designed washrooms.
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72 of 90 Artists in the 2019 Aichi Triennial Object to Closure of Freedom of Speech Exhibition
| After organizers received threats of violence objecting to a statue of a Korean “comfort woman,” an exhibition at the 2019 Aichi Triennale was shuttered. In a statement posted to Facebook, the 72 artists wrote: "We strongly object to any violent intervention by politicians into exhibits, screenin
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Freedom of Speech Exhibition in Japan Closed Due to Censorship
After organizers received threats of violence, an exhibition at the 2019 Aichi Triennale was shuttered. The controversy stemmed from a statue of a Korean "comfort woman," highlighting the history of sexual slavery during World War II.
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Facebook Settles 8-Year Case With Teacher Who Posted Courbet’s “Origin of the World”
After an eight-year legal battle, the company has finally reached an agreement with Frédéric Durand-Baïssas. The social media giant will make an unspecified donation to a French street art association, Durand's lawyer said.
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Teen Charged with Attempted Murder at Tate Modern
| A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly pushing a six-year-old boy off the 10th floor of the Tate Modern in London. Police have yet to determine a motive. Read the full story here [https://hyperallergic.com/512322/six-year-old-boy-in-critical-condition-after-being-thro