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Decolonize This Place Launches "Nine Weeks of Art and Action" with Protest at Whitney Museum

The activist organization, which demands the removal of Whitney vice chairman Warren Kanders from the board, gathered at the museum to protest alongside activists from the 30 groups that have come out to support its mission.

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Guggenheim Museum "Does Not Plan to Accept Any Gifts" from the Sackler Family

The announcement follows a similar decision by Tate, announced yesterday, that the institution will no longer accept funds from the Sacklers, owners of Purdue Pharma.

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Faced with Rising Tuition, CalArts Students Are Working to Raise Money

Student organizers closed out the annual CalArts REDCAT Gala by asking for contributions from deep-pocketed donors.

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Week in Review: National Portrait Gallery Rejects $1.3M from Sacklers, Billionaire Forced to Sell Art Collection

Also, Sterling Ruby is launching a fashion line, Lee Ufan will open a foundation for minimalist art in France, and more.

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UK Returns Babylonian Tablet to Iraq, V&A Buys Dalí Lamps

Also, George Michael's collection sells at auction, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts received a gift of 78 artworks, and more.

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Art Movements

Rei Kawakubo was awarded the 2019 Isamu Noguchi Award, New York is seeking artists to turn sanitation trucks into works of art, and more.

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Descendant of Enslaved People Sues Harvard for Rights to Daguerreotypes of Her Ancestors

“For years, Papa Renty’s slave owners profited from his suffering,” Tamara Lanier said in a statement. “It’s time for Harvard to stop doing the same thing to our family.”

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A Monument to Women's Suffrage Receives Unanimous Approval Despite Controversy

The statue, which features Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as leaders of the movement, has been accused of racism and whitewashing history.

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Former Artforum Employee Files Appeal Against Publication and Co-owner Knight Landesman

Amanda Schmitt's lawyer calls the dismissal of her case earlier this year a misapplication of the law, pleading under New York City Human Rights Law.

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How 3D Scanning Technology Went from the Louvre to the Auction House

Adapting scanners used to analyze the Mona Lisa, a Canadian tech company is entering the art market with a crucial blockchain partnership.

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Los Angeles Gallery Opens Show With Title Targeting Artist, Using Ableist Slur [UPDATED]

The Mathieu Malouf exhibition at Jenny's has also been perceived as antisemitic, targeting the artist Luke Turner.

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Week in Review: Thieves Try to Steal a Brueghel, Desert X Sculpture Destroyed

Also, the New York Public Library will open a gallery for its 46 million artifacts, Ai Weiwei makes a formal request for 30 tons of free buttons, and more.