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LA’s Holocaust Museum Walks Back “Never Again” Statement, Sparking Outcry
The museum posted and then deleted a vaguely worded statement that many interpreted as a denunciation of Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
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Banksy Paints Mural of Judge Beating Protester After Mass Arrests in London
The artwork, which was quickly covered, surfaced days after police arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration in support of Palestinian activists.
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Robert Grosvenor, Who Refused to Be Defined by Genre, Dies at 88
The artist's six-decade oeuvre encompassed large-scale abstract sculptures that both impressed and perplexed his audiences.
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Smithsonian Secretary Responds to Trump’s Museum Crackdown
In a letter to staff, Lonnie Bunch reportedly defended the institution’s independence and vowed to ensure that the museums are “nonpartisan.”
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Curator Targeted by Trump Tapped to Lead Milwaukee Art Museum
Kim Sajet, who resigned from her post as director of the National Portrait Gallery after Trump criticized her support for DEI, will begin her new role later this month.
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Rosalyn Drexler, Pop Artist and Polymath, Dies at 98
The painter, Emmy-winning screenwriter, and one-time wrestler probed gender and power in popular culture.
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Baltimore Museum of Art to Host Amy Sherald Show After Artist’s Smithsonian Withdrawal
Sherald canceled her touring exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery over concerns that her painting of a trans woman would be censored.
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Eight Arts Writers Awarded 2025 Rabkin Prizes
Tempestt Hazel, Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche Nation), and America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) are among this year’s recipients.
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Elizabeth Foundation Makes Offer on Iconic Chelsea Artist Building
The Foundation wants to transform the complex into a residency program, a plan it says will keep longtime tenants in their studios amid concerns over the sale.
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Man Caught Smuggling Hundreds of Egyptian Antiquities Through JFK Airport
The 52-year-old Brooklyn resident allegedly falsified provenance documents to conceal the artifacts' illicit origins.
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US Agencies Say They Have “No Records” of Tourist Flagged for JD Vance Meme
A lawyer for the Norwegian tourist who was denied entry at the US border told Hyperallergic that ICE and CBP’s response "raises concern about how his case was handled.”
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Argentine Couple Placed on House Arrest in Nazi-Looted Art Probe
Police raided the home of Patricia Kadgien after an 18th-century painting plundered from a Dutch-Jewish art collector was spotted in a real estate listing.