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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.
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UC Irvine Takes Over Orange County Museum of Art
The merger will combine both institutions’ holdings to establish a collection of over 9,000 artworks.
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Documenting the History Trump Wants to Erase
Librarians, historians, and volunteers are forming networks to chronicle signs and objects they fear could disappear from museums and national parks.
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Philip Guston Painting Sparks Dialogue in a Local Museum
A 1969 work by the artist, whose darkly comedic work challenges white supremacy by subverting KKK imagery, is displayed in San Luis Obispo through a free loan program.
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BRIC and Bronx Children's Museum Join Cultural Institutions Group
They are among five NYC organizations newly added to the coalition, which receives significant funding and energy subsidies from the city.
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Activists Condemn Arrest of NYC Protest Photographer Alexa Wilkinson
Wilkinson was charged with a hate crime for social media posts critical of the New York Times’s executive editor over the publication’s Israel coverage.
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When Casino Developers Use Museums to Sweeten the Deal
Two failed proposals for casinos in NYC tried to entice community leaders with the prospect of building new cultural institutions.
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AI Company Says It Has Outsmarted Caravaggio Experts
A work long believed to be a copy is in fact an original by the Italian Baroque painter, claims Art Recognition, which boasts that it can determine authenticity “based only on a photograph.”
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Artists Are Projecting Satirical Anti-Trump Images Around LA
From Jesus being arrested by ICE to Trump eating the Epstein files, an anonymous art collective’s “guerrilla projections” use humor as a form of protest.
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See Photos From the Massive Protest Against Netanyahu in NYC
Marchers took to the streets to demand an end to Israel’s mass killings of Palestinians as dozens walked out of the prime minister’s United Nations speech.
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Lisa Phillips to Depart as Director of New Museum
Her 26-year tenure is marked by significant transformations of the Manhattan institution and labor disputes with its staff union.