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Artist Odili Donald Odita Sues Jack Shainman Gallery
The painter accuses the gallery of retaining over $1M worth of artworks in a claim that challenges models at the heart of the artist-dealer relationship.
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Oregon Republicans Caught Posting Misleading Protest Image
The group deleted the photo, which depicted South American riot police.
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NYC Removes World’s Fairs Mosaics, a Slice of Queens Art History
The in-ground artworks in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which referenced Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol, had suffered from weather-related deterioration, officials said.
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Kentucky’s Speed Museum Axes Education Department
Nine employees were laid off as a result of the department’s dissolution, attributed to a “challenging financial period.”
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National Gallery of Art Closes Amid Government Shutdown
The museum is among the federally funded organizations affected by the impasse as Democrats and Republicans spar over healthcare.
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An Exhibition Axed Under Trump’s DEI Ban Finds a New Home
Before the Americas, a show of African-American, Afro-Latino, and Caribbean artists, was among the first to lose funding amid the president’s crackdown.
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NYC Artist and Educator Wins Zohran Mamdani Sticker Contest
Nishan Patel’s design depicts a bodega storefront with a furry feline in the window, a tender homage to the beloved neighborhood businesses.
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Bizarre New Tina Turner Statue Gets Roasted Online
Memes and critical comments describe the sculpture as an “abomination” that does a disservice to the momentous singer-songwriter’s legacy.
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Outgoing MoMA Director Glenn Lowry to Advise Saudi-Backed Biennial
“I’m very interested in the Middle East,” Lowry said in an interview, revealing that he will work as an advisor on the Islamic Arts Biennale.
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Trump Fires Majority of Federal Humanities Council
Only four members of the council remain, all men and all appointed by the president during his first term, sources told Hyperallergic.
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Artists Threaten to Boycott Venice Biennale Over Israeli Pavilion
Plans to set up an “alternative pavilion” for Israel inside the historic Arsenale sidestep the issue of its continued inclusion in the storied art festival, activists said.
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How Will the US Government Shutdown Impact Museums?
The National Gallery of Art and others will use funding to keep the lights on for a few days while some National Park sites will close as employees are furloughed.