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In May, the Art Gallery of Ontario launched a pilot membership program offering free passes to patrons aged 18 to 25. Of the 100,000 people who have signed up, some 70% are under the age of 25.
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Also, the Dallas Museum of Art created a Works on Paper department thanks to a gift from a former curator and trustee, and more.
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The Turner Prize quartet of winners — Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Tai Shani, and Oscar Murillo — say they "hijacked" the prestigious award with their request to split the prize, the Guardian reported. Read the full story here [https://hyperallergic.com/531373/turner-prize-will-be-split-betwe
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Willem de Kooning’s “Woman–Ochre” was missing for over 30 years. Now recovered, it shows signs of mishandling and amateur restoration that are difficult to fix.
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Former employees of the Marciano Art Foundation gathered at Rodeo Drive's Guess storefront to distribute flyers about their unionization attempt. Union members staged simultaneous actions in solidarity on the East Coast.
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After much fanfare, visitors to this year's Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade noticed one artist-designed balloon didn't make it through the streets of Manhattan. Yayoi Kusama's sun-like red balloon was grounded because of weather conditions. Read the whole story here.
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Also, protests about women’s rights take center stage in Mexico, a 3D-scanned bust of Nefertiti has entered the public domain, and more.
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Also, a Dora Maar portrait by Picasso sold for $6.8 million, and Christie’s will sell the first “Mixed Reality performance artwork,” by none other than Marina Abramović.
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The two countries signed a memorandum on the restoration of monuments and artifacts in the ancient city.
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Employees cited low wages relative to experience, lack of benefits, schedule instability, and high turnover as some of the reasons behind their decision to unionize.
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The video shows two men breaking into the Green Vault at Dresden's Royal Palace with an axe, stealing a trove of 18th-century jewelry.