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Untitled Art Fair Acquired by Florida Luxury Brand
The move paves the way for contemporary artists to sell their inflatable mixed-media sculptures to yachters around the world.
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Warhol Museum Wall Text About “Middle East Conflict” Draws Criticism
Workers who spoke to Hyperallergic questioned why the text, which cited "the loss of Jewish lives," made no mention of Palestinians.
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Portland Museum of Art Lays Off 13 Workers
The Maine institution cited pandemic-related finance troubles, but is moving ahead with a $100M expansion.
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Yale University Acknowledges Its Role in Slavery
Many of the school’s founders and early leaders enslaved Black and Indigenous people, Yale said in a public apology.
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Brooklyn Cannabis Dispensary Restores Biggie Mural After Backlash
Emerald Dispensary in Bushwick had painted over the image of the rap legend, fearing that it would violate the state’s advertising regulations.
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Palestinian Museum in West Bank Reopens After Months of Closure
The institution debuted three separate exhibitions that together “stand against the atrocities and systematic annihilation of Gaza.”
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Berlinale Film Festival Curators Join Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The Forum Expanded curators’ statement comes amid an ongoing campaign to boycott German institutions accused of stifling pro-Palestine voices.
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Artists Alter Their Work, Protesting San Francisco Institution's "Silence" on Gaza
Two of the artists in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’s triennial allege that they were asked not to advocate for Palestine in their artwork and supporting text.
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Museum Selfie-Takers Are Causing Damage by Backing Into Artworks
Insurers warn of a "growing trend" as some visitors are more focused on stunting for the ’gram than having an ecstatic art experience.
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Artwork About Anti-Asian Discrimination Stolen From NYC Art Nonprofit
Julia Kwon's textile piece was on view at the UrbanGlass Art Center when someone took it off the wall, balled it up, and shoved it in their pocket.
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New York Could Make Graffiti a “Hate Crime”
Governor Kathy Hochul voiced her support for a bill that would apply the designation to several offenses including graffiti.
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Could This Be Humanity’s Earliest Recorded Kiss?
A Danish scientist-couple has pushed back the date of the earliest smooch by more than a millennium.