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Wikipedia Auctions Off Some Of its History
The auction offered a 2000 strawberry iMac that Wales used to develop Wikipedia, and an NFT of the first Wikipedia edit, made in 2001.
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Dozens of Israeli Artists Ask to Withdraw From Exhibition After a Political Artwork Was Removed
Ramat Gan’s Mayor Carmel Shama-Hacohen called the work “racist towards ultra-orthodox Jews,” which the artist vehemently denies.
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Facing COVID-Related Staff Shortages, Smithsonian Shutters Four Museums
The institution will reallocate staff to prioritize keeping its major museums in Washington, DC open during the holidays.
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Artists Say Plagiarized NFTs Are Plaguing Their Community
Artists have taken to social media to denounce what they see as OpenSea’s slow and inadequate responses to takedown requests.
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An App Gives You the Truth Behind 10 Looted Objects in the British Museum
Users can view pictures of objects set against backdrops illustrating, for instance, the sacred rites that they once presided over, but also violent occupations and sieges that unrooted them from their communities.
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MoMA to Mandate COVID-19 Boosters For All Staff, Leaked Email Reveals
An anonymous worker told Hyperallergic that MoMA should follow the Met's example and cut down attendance to “allow for more social distancing.”
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Wayne Thiebaud, Whose Paintings Were (Almost) Good Enough to Eat, Dies at 101
He mastered the textures of frosting, meringue, and donut glaze, but was also known for his dizzying cityscapes and Pop-like humor.
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Watch 25 Hours of People Reading Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
The Moby-Dick Marathon has been an annual tradition at the New Bedford Whaling Museum since 1997.
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If They Only Knew: Brits Rank Museum Curators Among Top 5 Most Trusted Professions
Also, advanced degree holders were more likely to trust curators to tell the truth, exposing gaps in the way the profession is perceived.
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Life-Sized, 3D-Printed Statue of Maradona Lands in Buenos Aires Airport
The sculpture of the fútbol star in Ezeiza Airport stands at five feet five inches, Maradona's height.
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Docs About Jamaica Kincaid, Confederate Monuments, Repatriation and More Receive Over $20M from Ford Foundation
In the past year, 122 organizations and filmmakers received funding from JustFilms for projects that are expanding the realm of perspectives from which stories are told.
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Jenni Crain, Beloved Artist and Curator, Has Died of COVID-19
The art world is mourning the loss of Crain, who died of sudden virus-related complications at the age of 30.