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Twitter Labels Fake Video of Joe Biden as “Manipulated Content”
After being shared by Donald Trump, the video became the first media flagged by Twitter's new policy to curb the spread of fake videos.
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Unique Painted Leopard Sarcophagus Unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists are reconstructing pieces of a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus lid featuring a colored leopard face.
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Artist Asked Not to Attend UK Fair Because “Asians Are Seen as Carriers” of Coronavirus
New York dealer Raquelle Azran told artist An Nguyen that their presence “would unfortunately create hesitation on the part of the audience to enter the exhibition space.”
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272 Museums Join Social Media Campaign to Promote Women Artists
With the hashtag #5WomenArtists, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is leading the charge in sharing stories and works by women artists.
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130 Film Professionals Pledge to Boycott the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
"[W]e understand that our liberation is intimately connected to the liberation of all oppressed peoples and communities," the pledge reads.
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Subodh Gupta, Accused of Sexual Harassment, Drops Suit Against “Whistlebower” Instagram Account
Gupta sued Scene and Herd, an account aiming to launch a #MeToo movement in India, for defamation last year.
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Norway Will Demolish Building Famous for Its Picasso Murals
While the government promises to preserve the Picasso murals to be utilized in a new building, preservationists are unmoved.
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1,700 3D Models of Cultural Heritage Objects Now Available in Public Domain
In conjunction with Creative Commons and museums like the Smithsonian Institute, Sketchfab launched a virtual collection of rare and mesmerizing artifacts.
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In Blow to LACMA, Major Donor Ends Decades-long Gift Program
The Ahmanson Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization that supported the LACMA for more than six decades, has ceased gifts to the museum citing concerns over plans for its new building.
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City of San Antonio Removes Video Work by Xandra Ibarra, Prompting Cries of Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship says the removal of Ibarra's video "raises serious First Amendment concerns."
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Metropolitan Museum Announces New Commissions by Carol Bove and Héctor Zamora
On April 21, Zamora will activate the roof garden, while Bove’s work will fill the façade niches starting September 9.
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Artworks by Famed Street Artist "Phase 2" Stolen From Lower East Side Studio
The late Phase 2, née Michael Lawrence Marrow, is credited as the originator of the popular bubble letter or "softies" style.