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Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece, Unrecognized for Decades, Is Acquired by Getty
“Lucretia” (ca. 1627) remained in private hands for centuries before it was recently rediscovered in a collection in southern France.
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Activists Renew Calls for Penn Museum to Repatriate Skulls of Enslaved People
Philadelphia activists accuse the museum of lack of transparency in its proceedings to repatriate the crania.
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Ancient Antikythera Mechanism, the “World’s First Computer,” Is Reconstructed
The device, which is thought to predict planets’ movement, was found in the sea in 1901, salvaged from a wrecked merchant ship.
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Asian American Arts Workers Denounce White Supremacy in Open Letter
“We are exhausted, scared, grieving, and angry, and yet we persevere."
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An Anti-Racist Group Is Holding a Confederate Monument for Ransom
The group has pledged to turn a monument to Jefferson Davis “into a toilet” unless the United Daughters of the Confederacy meets its demands.
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Bronx Artists Collaborated to Refurbish Community Park Until the City Locked Them Out
Last August, the North Bronx Collective started cleaning up Tibbett’s Tail and have since opened a food distribution site at the park.
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Filmmakers Condemn Lack of Diversity at PBS and Critique Overreliance on Ken Burns
The BIPOC documentarian collective Beyond Inclusion has drafted an open letter to the broadcaster.
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Does Carbon Offsetting Really Address the NFT Ecological Dilemma?
Some applaud the crypto industry for finally acknowledging its impact, but critics liken offsetting to greenwashing.
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Bill to Expand African Burial Ground National Monument
Over 15,000 enslaved and free Black people were buried at the site during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Path Toward Restitution of Benin Bronzes Advances in Germany and UK
Thousands of objects were looted from present-day Nigeria by British troops in a punitive mission in 1897.
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Mural of Knife-Wielding Spider God Found on 3,200-year-old Temple in Peru
The spider is thought to be associated with rain and fertility rituals that might have taken place in the shrine and its attendant complex of buildings.
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Week in Review: Leon Black to Cede Role as MoMA Chair; 5Pointz Site Whitewashed
Also, LA displaced unhoused community members from Echo Park, leaving behind a community art-led garden, and more.