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Salvator Mundi’s Mysterious Journey to the Gulf [UPDATED]

The painting’s voyage, from the record-breaking Christie’s auction to the mysterious postponing of its unveiling, reflects deep regional ideological and geopolitical rifts — but the debate has hardly played out in the Arabic-language media.

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Who Controls Cultural Heritage?

Countries and cities often boast of having a UNESCO World Heritage tag. But how successful has UNESCO been in the domain of heritage and culture?

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A Curator Reflects on the Role and Challenges of Art in Post-Elections Brazil

Andrea Giunta, one of the curators of the acclaimed Radical Women exhibition, talks about her future plans for Brazil's Mercosur Biennial and the responsibilities she carries.

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A Brooklyn Curator Forges a Space for Black Artists in Her Home Gallery

Stephanie Baptist, founder of Brooklyn's Medium Tings gallery, has carved out a space of her own in the New York art world.

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AA Bronson Reflects on Rochdale College, His Family’s Colonial History, and General Idea

At 72, AA Bronson — co-founder of Toronto-based art collective General Idea, creator of the NY Art Book Fair, and former executive director of Printed Matter — is busier than ever.

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A Portrait of Ray Johnson in His Own Words

Soberscove Press has released nearly 200 pages of interviews with renowned mail artist Ray Johnson, and a preview excerpt can be found here.

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Carl Pope Returns from His Hiatus with His Largest Installation Ever

After four years away from the art scene the artist returns with work that maps the visual language of contemporary blackness through 108 letterpress posters in the most important installation in the US right now.

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Hopes Run High as New Senior Curator Lands at Detroit's MOCAD

Larry Ossei-Mensah discusses his curatorial approach and what he will bring to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.

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A Former Webcam Model Writes a Horror Movie Based on Her Experiences

When Isa Mazzei set out to write the screenplay for Cam, she wanted to "create a film where an audience would empathize with a sex worker."

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A Net Artist on Why the Cloud Is a Bad Metaphor for the Internet

Evan Roth is increasingly interested in exploring the physical infrastructure of the internet. His latest project brings his research into your bedroom.

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Rethinking the Archive of Black Visual Culture with Deborah Willis

The photographer, curator, and academic founded the Center for Black Visual Culture at NYU to animate conversations about the archive of African American imagery from the 19th century to today.

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An Archive Restores and Resurrects Hollywood’s Earliest Indie Films

The UCLA Film & Television Archive is restoring the work of these short-lived, largely forgotten independent studios that operated between the late 1920s and mid-1950s.