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Cuban Artist Forcibly Hospitalized During Hunger Strike
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has been without food or fluids for seven days after Cuban police raided his home and took several artworks.
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Germany Announces Plan to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Edo Museum of West African Art in Benin City is being considered as a future home for the returned artifacts.
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“Strike MoMA” Tour Ends With Confrontation Between Museum Security and Protesters
A protester and former MoMA educator says she was struck in the face several times by a guard after the museum blocked entry to protesters and timed ticket holders.
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Promising Teen Artists Get the Spotlight at the Metropolitan Museum
Former recipients of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards include Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Kay WalkingStick, and John Baldessari.
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Portraits by John Brewster Jr., a Prolific Deaf Painter, Gifted to American Folk Art Museum
The sought-after artist communicated with his clients through gestures or in writing.
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Week in Review: Penn Museum Admits to Storing Remains of MOVE Bombing Victims; MoMA Appoints New Board Chair
Also, check out this tribute to NYC’s beloved bodega cats, and more.
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MoMA Announces New Board Chair to Replace Leon Black
Marie-Josée Kravis will succeed the disgraced financier, who remains a trustee of the museum’s board.
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Stone-age Crystals Challenge Conceptions of Where Civilizations Emerged in Africa
The discovery in the Kalahari Desert disrupts the prevailing notion that human origins were linked to coastal environments.
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Penn Museum Apologizes for Holding Remains of MOVE Bombing Victims
The museum has not yet addressed demands to terminate the curator who was in charge of the remains.
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Lost Medici Family Frescoes Uncovered by Construction Workers
Construction workers happened upon the pair of frescos, dating back as early as the 1600s, during a restoration of the Uffizi Gallery.
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“Is it Possible to Enjoy John Cage’s Music?” and Other Art Questions on Yahoo Answers
We rounded up the best art-related questions on the iconic platform, which is shutting down permanently next month.
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The Universal Allure of New York’s Bodega Cats
Since 2012, Rob Hitt has been documenting domesticated cats in bodegas across the city on social media.