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SF Gallerist Arrested for Hosing Down Unhoused Woman
“The alleged battery of an unhoused member of our community is completely unacceptable,” said the city’s district attorney.
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Getty Institute Acquires Trove of British Raj-Era Photography
The collection includes many images of the region as seen through a European lens and the Western gaze.
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AI Art Platform Hit With Copyright Lawsuit
Getty Images says it is suing Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion, alleging intellectual property right infringement.
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Professor Who Showed Images of Prophet Muhammad Sues University
Hamline University had characterized Erika López Prater’s display of the images as “Islamophobic,” an accusation it now recognizes as “flawed.”
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Archaeologists Find Possible Remains of Temple of Poseidon
The site matches descriptions by the Ancient Greek historian Strabo, who wrote about the shrine more than 2,000 years ago.
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Which New York Museums Still Hold Native Remains?
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum and Brooklyn Museum, among others, continue to hold the remains or possible remains of Native Americans.
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A New MLK Sculpture Draws Mixed Reactions
Some are praising Hank Willis Thomas’s artwork depicting MLK and Coretta Scott King’s embrace, but others question the design.
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Artist Honors Unhoused Woman Hosed Down by SF Dealer
Courtney Desiree Morris staged a thoughtful performance as “a reckoning with the violence” of the gallerist’s actions.
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Blaze Engulfs Former Juneteenth Museum Property
“I feel like my past is getting away from me,” said Opal Lee, who founded the institution 20 years ago. She said the collection was unharmed.
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Remains of 100K+ Native Americans Held in US Institutions, Research Finds
Decades since the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s passing, many museums and universities have not returned the remains.
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Fresco of Well-Endowed God Unveiled in Pompeii
The grotesquely large phallus belongs to the fertility god Priapus, a tragic figure in Roman mythology.
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Hugo Ball Prize Halted as It Reckons With Dadaist’s Antisemitism
At the request of 2023 grantee Hito Steyerl, this year’s award will be replaced with a panel about antisemitism and racism.