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Bored Security Guard Accused of Doodling on Avant-Garde Painting
Jeepers, creepers, we know exactly how this painting got those peepers.
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An Exquisite Riddle Book and Thousands of Works By Black Artists At the Met Library
In July 2020, the museum’s research library began expanding its representation of African American creators, leading to the Index of African American Artists.
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Does a New Adidas Ad Co-Opt the Body Positivity Movement?
A campaign for the company’s sports bras featuring rows of bare breasts is causing a stir on Twitter.
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Wikipedia Launches “Wiki Unseen,” Commissioning Artists To Paint Portraits of BIPOC Figures
The new initiative aims to increase visual representation by adding images of individuals who are not currently portrayed on their Wikipedia pages.
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Thousands Pledge To Egg Jeff Bezos's Mega-Yacht As It Passes Through Rotterdam Bridge
“We don’t just take [Rotterdam] apart for the phallus symbol of a megalomaniac billionaire,” said the protest’s organizers, who oppose dismantling the historic bridge.
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Obama Portraits Tour Adds New Stops In San Francisco and Boston
The paintings were set to return to Washington, DC, but will instead go to the de Young Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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The Most Hilarious Memes About Putin and Macron's Bizarre Kremlin Meeting
The exchange may have been a diplomatic failure, but it has yielded one of the best memes of the year so far.
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In a Georgia Elementary School, a Gay Rights Artwork Was Taken Down And Compared To a Nazi Symbol
In a leaked audio, the principal said that “children are going home and asking questions to parents who are…not ready to have that conversation at this age."
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Get Inspired On Your Commute With New Poetry In NYC Subways
Agha Shahid Ali and Timothy Liu's poems feature artwork by Jim Hodges and Nancy Spero.
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Art Dealer Barbara Gladstone Accused of Abuse, Retaliation, and Discrimination in Lawsuit
A former staffer claims she was "yelled at, disparaged," and once physically assaulted by dealer Barbara Gladstone.
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Some Artists & Collectors Are Pumping Up Their NFT Prices, Study Finds
Researchers at Chainanalysis found that traders are artificially inflating the value of NFTs by selling tokens to themselves.
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Children's Drawings, Grocery Lists, And Other Inscriptions Found On Ancient Egyptian Sherds
Egyptologists have uncovered over 18,000 bits of broken pottery used as writing surfaces 2,000 years ago.