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Ancient Babylonian Comes Alive in Hollywood Blockbuster Eternals
Assyriologist and associate professor Martin Worthington, who worked on translations for the Marvel movie, created the first film entirely in Babylonian in 2018.
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After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis May Fetch $30M
The heirs of two Jewish collectors, one who sold the work to fund his escape from Germany, and another who had the artwork stolen by the Nazis, will receive financial restitution from the Christie’s sale.
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London’s National Gallery Identifies 67 Museum Patrons Connected to Slavery
A new report by the museum names the "art collectors, connoisseurs, donors, and founders of museums and galleries across Britain" who benefitted from enslavement.
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Smithsonian Takes Benin Bronzes Off Display, Considers Repatriation
The National Museum of African Art identified 16 objects from its collection with direct links to the British army’s 1897 punitive raid on the Kingdom of Benin.
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Taíno Activists Gather at Christie’s to Protest Impending Sale of Indigenous Artifacts
A petition urging the artifacts to be repatriated to the Dominican Republic garnered over 41,000 signatures.
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250 Artists Contribute Pocket-sized Works to Largest-ever Art on a Postcard Auction
The expanded catalogue benefits the Hepatitis C Trust.
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The First Comprehensive Map of Karakorum, Capital of the Mongol Empire
Until now, descriptions of the city were mostly limited to the written accounts of European explorers, says a new study in the journal Antiquity.
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El Museo Acquires Seven Artworks from La Trienal 2021
The acquisitions includes works by Michael Menchaca, Groana Melendez, Lucia Hierro, Justin Favela, and more.
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Films by Mona Hatoum, Allora & Calzadilla, Theo Eshetu and Others to Be Screened Online by MOCA Toronto
Guest curated by Carly Whitefield, this year's series is titled Waht we carry forward and continues until February 28, 2022.
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Important "Arts and Crafts" Architecture Archive Gifted to the Huntington Library
The gift will allow the institution to incorporate the Greene brothers' archives into its online systems to make it searchable online.
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DC Comic's New Bisexual Superman Met With Homophobic Backlash
A Brazilian athlete was fired from his team after making discriminatory remarks about character Jon Kent, who has a same-sex romance in an upcoming comic.
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299 Funny, Insightful, and Creative Artists' Books Head to Auction
Ed Ruscha, Louise Bourgeois, and David Hammons have all creatively forayed into the nebulous genre of "artists' books" that are going up for auction at Swann Auction Galleries.