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Turner Prize Nominee Accuses Tate of "Exploitative Practices"
Black Obsidian Sound System criticized Tate’s alleged censorship of a Black artist and the ongoing struggles of its workers.
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Twelve African American Artists Commissioned to Ruminate on the Great Migration
An exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art will include new work by Mark Bradford, Torkwase Dyson, and Carrie Mae Weems.
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COVID-19 Sucks, So Dracula’s Castle Is Now a Vaccination Center
Romanian vampires prefer the Pfizer vaccine.
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Combatting Single-use Plastic, These Seed-filled Masks Will Bloom When Discarded
Designed by Marianne de Groot-Pons, the biodegradable rice paper masks are embedded with a Dutch meadow mix including asters, cornflower, and dill.
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How Lee Miller Cast Her Surrealist Eye on British Vogue
Miller didn’t plan to photograph gowns and handbags as bombs rained from London’s skies.
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Colombian Government Exploited Doris Salcedo’s Art to Denounce Nationwide Protests
The government’s usurpation of Salcedo’s Fragmentos installation has been viewed as the latest instance of “artwashing” by the Colombian Ministry of Culture.
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Over 75 Historians and Curators Denounce “Senseless Monetization” of Newark Museum Collection
Among the letter’s signatories are past presidents of the Association of Art Museum Directors.
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Palestinian Actress Shot by Israeli Police in Haifa Protest
Maisa Abd Elhadi was featured in Larissa Sansour’s film at the Danish Pavilion in the 2019 Venice Biennale, as well as the Palestinian 2020 Oscar submission Gaza Mon Amour.
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Over 100 Art Workers Demonstrate to Demand Relief for NYC’s Cultural Sector
Some participants who are leaders of art nonprofits say they were excluded from the state’s COVID-19 relief funds for small businesses.
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The World’s Oldest Home Unearthed in South Africa
The findings at Wonderwerk Cave are huge for paleoanthropology, which seeks to understand human evolution.
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A Rare, Looted Statue of a Greek Goddess Has Been Returned to Libya
The 2,000-year-old statue, believed to depict Persephone, is impeccably preserved.
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“Strike MoMA” Shines Spotlight on Trustee's Connection to Toxic Gold Mine
Activists condemned Gustavo Cisneros, husband to trustee Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, for his connections to mining in the Dominican Republic.