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Artists Denounce Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action
Cultural workers and institutions are sharing their reactions to the decision, which makes it unlawful for colleges to consider race as a factor in admissions.
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Activists and Scholars Decry Museum's Decision to Host Far-Right Group
Protesters gathered at the Museum of the American Revolution, the first venue of a Moms For Liberty summit featuring Trump and DeSantis among its speakers.
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Pro-Erdoğan Protesters Target Istanbul Exhibition Deemed “LGBT Propaganda”
The Artİstanbul Feshane venue was briefly forced to shut its doors after conservative groups decried artworks containing nudity and imagery seen as critical of the state.
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Fire Engulfs Beloved Church-Turned-Skatepark in St. Louis
Locals say they’re “devastated” about the four-alarm fire at Sk8 Liborius, a Gothic Revival church that served as a skatepark and community center.
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LA Artist’s Floating Painting Studio Removed by Local Officials
Sterling Wells’s makeshift studio-raft was dragged out of the water and damaged after online reports described it as a possible unhoused encampment.
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Philadelphia Museum Accused of Reneging on Union Contract
Union leaders say the museum won’t comply with pay increases agreed to in a hard-won contract after last fall’s 19-day strike.
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Protesters Take to Met Museum to Denounce Charges Against Climate Activists
The action was staged in solidarity with climate protesters Joanna Smith and Tim Martin, who were indicted for targeting a Degas sculpture.
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The Darkest Memes of the Barbie-Oppenheimer Double Feature
The internet is at its best and its worst after it was announced that a film about the making of the atomic bomb would debut on the same day as Barbie.
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“Pizza” Depicted in Pompeii Fresco Is Sadly Just Focaccia
Italy may be famous for its pizza, but Ancient Romans never had a chance to have a slice. And yet, on a frescoed wall in Pompeii, archaeologists have uncovered what appears to be an early relative of the ubiquitous food: a flatbread focaccia topped with spices, pesto, pomegranate, and a
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Tourist Could Face Jail Time for Etching Names on Colosseum
Italian officials decried the vandalism, which was caught on camera by a fellow tourist.
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Poignant Public Artwork Honors New Yorkers Lost to AIDS
Jim Hodges’s sculpture “Craig’s closet” sits in the heart of Greenwich Village, a neighborhood whose gay male residents were disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
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New Report Sheds Light on Plight of Persecuted Artists
Cultural workers too often fall outside the scope of advocacy groups, argues Artists at Risk Connection.