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Is It the Eye of Sauron? No, It's a Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy
It’s “the first direct image of the gentle giant in the center of our galaxy,” according to astronomer Feryal Özel.
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The Pandemic Exacerbated Inequities in Photography Industry, Report Says
A new report shows that many women and non-binary photographers are on the brink of quitting and highlights racial disparities in pay and benefits.
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Seattle Launches New Deal-Style Jobs Program for Artists
The city will distribute $2 million to create jobs for unemployed and underemployed artists and cultural workers.
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Non-Tenured Faculty at Chicago’s School of the Art Institute Push to Unionize
They cited “intolerable” working conditions, inadequate benefits, and low pay.
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Subway Graffiti Is on the Rise in New York City
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plans to spend over $1 million on graffiti removal and prevention this year.
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Iron Age Rock Art Found Under Turkish Home
The figures of Assyrian deities were found in an underground chamber in Başbük that was first discovered by looters.
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A New Rubell Museum Is Coming Soon to DC
The 32,000-square-foot space will occupy the former Randall Junior High School, a historically Black public school and landmarked building.
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Madonna’s NFT Collab With Beeple Is a Matryoshka of Vagina Horrors
Can’t Madonna just donate to charity without making everyone look at a 3D scan of her vagina?
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Warhol’s “Blue Marilyn” Breaks Records With $195M Sale
The painting, which bears the bullet holes shot by performance artist Dorothy Podber, is now the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction.
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Marfa, Texas Joins National Register of Historic Places
Minimalist artist Donald Judd helped transform the rural desert town into an arts destination, the last thing he wanted.
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North America’s Largest Cave Art Discovered in Alabama
The cave is so shallow that the artists would not have been able to see the drawings in their entirety, meaning they worked from their imaginations.
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Documenta Curators Rebut “Bad-Faith” Antisemitism Allegations
“It became clear that the accusations made against documenta fifteen and the forum itself currently render a free and productive discussion impossible,” the group ruangrupa wrote in a missive.