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New-York Historical Society Appoints First Native Chief Curator
Wendy Nālani E. Ikemoto is known for spearheading exhibitions that challenge the histories printed in textbooks.
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AIDS Advocacy Group ACT UP Joins Cultural Boycott of Israel
The coalition demands a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza in a renewed call to “fund healthcare, not warfare.”
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Millions Fall for Fake Video of Eiffel Tower on Fire
A CGI clip of the Parisian landmark in flames went viral this week before media fact-checkers could set the record straight.
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Denver Art Museum Workers Move to Unionize
Staffers say they were disappointed when leadership denied the request for voluntary recognition “pretty much right off the bat.”
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MoMA Accused of Enabling Sexual Assault During Marina Abramović Show
An artist who performed nude in the 2010 exhibition claims that the New York museum "failed to take corrective action" against groping by attendees.
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Artists Drop Out of CalArts MFA Show After Venue Bans Pro-Palestine Language
The UTA Artist Space in Beverly Hills allegedly told participants that they could not address Palestine or Gaza in their artist statements.
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Blaze Decimates the Collection of Abkhazia’s National Museum
Of thousands, only around 200 paintings survived the fire in the main arts institution of the Georgian breakaway region.
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Stolen Picasso and Chagall Works Found in Antwerp Basement
The stolen artworks were valued at a combined $900,000 at the time of their theft in 2010.
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Jack Shainman Gallery Takes Over Manhattan’s Historic Clock Tower
After a years-long search for a new space, the unusual Italian Renaissance Revival building in Civic Center, a few blocks south of Tribeca, was kismet.
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Artist Emily Jacir Calls Suppression of Palestinian Voices "Part of Genocide"
In a recent Democracy Now! segment, Palestinian artists Jacir and Samia Halaby decry the widespread stifling of pro-Palestine expression.
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Iowa Museum Plans to Demolish Land Art Installation
The museum cited the "ephemeral" nature of artist Mary Miss's original materials as well as Iowa's extreme climate.
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Museum Leaders Urge NYC Mayor to Reverse Budget Cuts
"Simply stated — culture delivers,” reads a missive signed by leadership at The Met, the Studio Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and more.