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Artist Says Queens Museum Repurposed Her Structure Without Permission
Xaviera Simmons’s walled display structure, conceived for her solo show at the museum, was painted pink and used in another exhibition.
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Princess Diana’s Top Five Most Expensive Wardrobe Items
Though her iconic “Black Sheep” sweater fetched over $1M last week, it's far from the only piece worn by the princess to eclipse auction estimates.
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Man Attacks Pan-Asian History Museum in Alleged Hate Crime
Craig Milne reportedly smashed the windows of Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum with a sledgehammer and was heard making racially biased statements.
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New Grant Supports Artists Addressing Censorship and Autonomy
Artists Alex Mari and Nick Thornburg have been selected for the Franklin Furnace Archive's inaugural XENO Prize.
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California African American Museum Remains Closed After Flood Damage
Tropical Storm Hilary forced the LA museum to close just weeks after it had reopened following a $5 million upgrade.
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Tate Unveils Chris Ofili Mural Commemorating Grenfell Tower Fire
The monumental work, inspired by the frescoes of Giotto and informed by testimonies from survivors of the fire, will be on display for 10 years.
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Hong Kong Student Sentenced to Prison for Tiananmen Monument Banner
Zeng Yuxuan was arrested in June over a banner of the recently removed “Pillar of Shame” monument commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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Artist Who Pocketed Banknotes From His Own Artwork Loses Court Case
The Kunsten Museum gave Jens Haaning $80K to incorporate into a new artwork, but the artist said “it is only a piece of art if I don’t return the money.”
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Bob Ross’s First On-Air Painting Could Fetch Nearly $10M
“A Walk in the Woods” (1983) was the first of 1,000 artworks created during the artist’s The Joy of Painting television show that ran on PBS for 11 years.
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Indian TV Show Draws Criticism After Dalit Writer Alleges Appropriation
Yashica Dutt has pointed out similarities between her life’s story and one of the characters in Made in Heaven.
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Police Guard German Museum in Response to Right-Wing Threats
Staff reportedly received online threats over the museum’s “safe space” time slot for visitors of color during its This Is Colonial exhibition workshop.
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16 Climate Protesters Arrested at MoMA
Activists blocked the institution's entrance and staged a “die-in” inside the museum, condemning MoMA's board chair's ties to the fossil fuel industry.