Film
In New York City, Palestinian Cinema Returns to the Screen
But some fear a “flash in the pan” effect and hope Palestinian films can be better integrated into the city’s vision of a global cinema.
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Alex Janvier, Indigenous Painter of Evocative Abstractions, Dies at 89
The artist and residential school survivor created vivid works that meld Denesuline iconography with modern and contemporary styles.
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Dancers Call for Fair Wages During Joan Jonas Performance at Getty
Performers say they received a $1,000 flat rate for a week of work including rehearsals and performances in 80-degree weather.
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Dean Who Shepherded NY Studio School’s Signature Drawing Marathon Retires
After 36 years, Graham Nickson leaves behind a legacy that championed drawing as the basis for understanding art and the world.
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Bill Viola, Who Helped Make Video an Art Form, Dies at 73
The artist helped cement new media technology as a means of expression in works that explored life’s universal questions.
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This Museum Wants to Reignite Performance Art in Los Angeles
“We’re building on the generations before us that have grown from the fertile grounds of California,” said Museum of Performance Art founder Samuel Vasquez.
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Istanbul Church Reopens as Mosque With Medieval Mosaics and Frescoes Intact
After a four-year wait, the Chora Church reopened as the Kariye Mosque with its treasured works of Christian art open to public view.
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Brazilian Conceptual Artist Steals Historic Coin From the British Museum
Ilê Sartuzi replaced a silver coin with a replica and deposited the original in a museum donation box in a commentary on cultural theft.
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Australian Museum Admits to Showing Fake Picassos
The works were displayed in a women’s restroom at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art.
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Shahzia Sikander Says No to Repairing Her Beheaded Sculpture
Her public artwork at the University of Houston was vandalized after anti-abortion activists called it "satanic."
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St. Louis Arts Center Scraps Pro-Palestinian Exhibition, Calling It “Antisemitic”
The show at Craft Alliance included a bowl with a keffiyeh pattern, watermelon imagery, and the phrase “from the river to the sea.”
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Artist's Monument to Women Beheaded at University of Houston
It’s unclear whether the attack on Shahzia Sikander’s sculpture is related to protests by anti-abortion groups, which previously denounced it as “satanic.”