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A Chance to Buy Postcards by Women Artists, Including Guerrilla Girls
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, Art on a Postcard is offering postcard-sized works starting at $65 to help eliminate Hepatitis C in women’s prisons.
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Censored Video by Xandra Ibarra Might Go Back on View
| During a public meeting at the Centro de Artes in San Antonio, Texas, the center's committee voted to reinstall Xandra Ibarra's work, which had been removed from the exhibition XicanX: New Visions. The city, which funds and oversees Centro de Artes, had barred Ibarra's video prior to the exhibitio
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Sony World Photography Awards Removes Hong Kong Protest Images
The World Photography Organization said the images could potentially "contradict the competition’s terms and conditions."
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Santa Fe Historic Board Says Pro-Palestinian Mural Must Go
| The board said that the decision was due to the material of the mural — papier maché, which is "inconsistent" with the aesthetics of the neighborhood — rather than the content. Miller called the ruling a "violation of his property rights, his First Amendment rights of public expression and free sp
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Parasite Inspires Housing Reform Initiative in South Korea
On the heels of its historic Academy Award wins, Bong Joon-ho's film has prompted a government initiative to improve conditions in 1,500 semi-basement apartments.
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Creating a Census for Los Angeles Artists
The survey, which serves to “identify and map the needs of local artists,” is the first of its kind in a city whose artist population continues to rapidly expand.
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Open Letter Endorsing Bernie Sanders Reaches Over 1,000 Signatures, Nearly Doubling Overnight
| Since yesterday, February 24, the number of artists, critics, and cultural workers supporting Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign with an open letter has jumped from 665 to more than 1,200 today, with the addition of names like Gabo Camnitzer, Aria Dean, Bouchra Khalili, Elka Krajewska, and Agu
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Nan Goldin and Kara Walker Among 665 Artists to Endorse Bernie Sanders
“We strongly feel that only Sanders represents the values and virtues which all of us as cultural producers have always hoped to strive for,” the letter reads.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Shutters Italian Museums; Event Cancellations Continue in China and South Korea
Amid reports on six deaths from the virus, authorities have instructed museums and festivals in Italian cities like Venice, Turin, and Milan to cease their operations for at least a week.
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Rebekah Mercer, Funder of Climate Change Denial, No Longer On American Museum of Natural History Board
Mercer, a conservative megadonor and supporter of organizations backing climate change denial, has been "quietly removed" from the museum's board of trustees, according to activist group Revolting Lesbians.
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In San Francisco, a Panel Defends Controversial WPA Mural at George Washington High School
On Washington’s birthday, artists, community and Native American leaders, curators, and more talked about why Victor Arnautoff’s “Life of Washington” murals should remain.
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A Photo Album Featuring a Woman Posing With Dozens of Celebrities Surfaces at a Thrift Store
The Belgian store caused a viral sensation by showing pictures of the woman, later revealed to be an entertainment journalist, with the likes of Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, and Keanu Reeves in the '90s.