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African Artists Face “Troubling” Restrictions on Creative Freedom
A new report by PEN America details how artistic freedom in Africa is being suppressed amidst flawed elections, military coups, and political crises.
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Owen Wilson Is Channeling Bob Ross in New PAINT Film
The story centers on a fictional TV painter who “has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke.”
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Remembering the Migrant Workers Who Died in Qatar
“Cards of Qatar” features digital collectible FIFA World Cup 2022 cards that help us remember those who built the stadiums.
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Iranian Artists Decry “Lack of Action” in SFMOMA Protest
An anonymous collective unfurled banners with the words “woman, life, freedom” in an act of solidarity with Iranian protesters and “to keep the message alive.”
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Layoffs of Senior Staff Throw Canada's National Gallery Into Turmoil
Greg A. Hill, a senior curator of Indigenous art, was among the top officials who lost their jobs.
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Climate Activists Target Mega-Collector’s Charles Ray Sculpture in Paris
The work belongs to the collection of French billionaire François Pinault, one of the richest men in the world.
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Theft of Art From Yale MFA Show Raises Concerns
Rafael Villares and Y. Malik Jalal’s works were stolen from the Green Hall Gallery at Yale’s School of Art in an incident that has shaken their trust in the school.
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Ousted Trustee Describes “Culture of Fear” at Asheville Art Museum
Michelle Weitzman was removed from the museum’s board after she spoke publicly on workers’ allegations of a toxic workplace for an Asheville Watchdog investigation.
Art
The Greatest Memes From the Twitter Dumpster Fire
If Twitter crashes, where do we go to talk about Twitter crashing?
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Iranian Artists Criticize Berlin Museum’s Display of Shirin Neshat Banner
Some have questioned whether Neshat’s famous images of women wearing the hijab represent the struggles of Iranian women today.
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Joan Didion’s Celine Sunglasses Just Sold for $27K
And her broken clock fetched $35,000 in an auction of her estate.
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American Woman Tried to Smuggle 166 Maya Objects From Guatemala
Stephanie Allison Jolluck was apprehended by authorities days after a close call with airport security, who found two 1,000-year-old artifacts in her luggage.