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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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Lee Krasner’s Early Prophecies
Krasner’s teacher, Hans Hofmann, told her that her work was so good, you would have never known it was done by a woman.
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The Sprawling Ecologies of Olafur Eliasson
The curators of Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life have highlighted the the open-endedness of his practice by allowing the exhibition to spill out over the boundaries of the ticketed space into corridors, the terrace outside, and other places.
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Six-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Being Thrown From Tate Modern’s Balcony
Police say the suspect is a 17-year-old who did not know the young child.
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Faith Ringgold's Painted and Sewn Survey of United States History
At London’s Serpentine Gallery, Faith Ringgold tells stories of race and self-discovery which have too often gone untold.
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Artists Demand Answers One Year After Withdrawing Work From London Design Museum
After London's Design Museum housed an event hosted by the arms manufacturer Leonardo, more than 40 artists removed their work from an exhibition. The collective says the museum has failed to address their concerns regarding funding policy in the year following.
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The Challenges of Displaying Manga in a Museum Context
Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering the exhibition’s generic name, in trying to be everything to everyone, it’s hard for Manga to satisfy anyone.
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Objects by Climate Activists Go on Display at Victoria and Albert Museum
The museum acquired a selection of flags, prints, and designs by Extinction Rebellion, a recently formed environmental activist group, for its permanent collection.
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London Activists Fly a "Boris Blimp" to Mock UK's New Prime Minister
A nine-foot "Boris Blimp," inspired by by the bloated "Baby Trump" balloon, was flown in the skies of London during an anti-Brexit march.
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British Museum Workers Issue Statement in Support of Trustee Who Resigned
Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union Culture Group have expressed their solidarity with Ahdaf Soueif, who recently resigned from the board and cited the museum’s endorsement of the oil company BP, its silence on the restitution of cultural artifacts, and labor issues as reasons
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British Museum Trustee Resigns, Citing Oil Funding and Restitution Inaction
In a public resignation letter, Egyptian-British novelist Ahdaf Soueif named the museum's endorsement of the oil giant British Petroleum (BP) and its inaction on the issue of artifact restitution as some of the reasons for her resignation.
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78 Prominent Artists Demand National Portrait Gallery End its Relationship with BP
Signatories, including artists Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, and Rachel Whiteread, want the museum to end its relationship with the oil company.