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350 Anti-Oil Protestors Take Over British Museum in Its Largest Protest Ever
On February 16, for a protest organized by BP or not BP?, over 350 activists gathered to urge the British Museum to cut financial ties with British oil company BP.
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Cuban Artists Urge Havana Biennial Participants to Act in Political Solidarity
They ask the biennial participants to feature artists affected by Decree 349, or wear T-shirts opposing the decree during their time in Cuba.
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Week in Review: Amazon Cancels Queens HQ2, NEA Awards Grants Despite Shutdown
Also, Uhaul Gallery has changed its name after a threat of legal action, an Iranian photojournalist's work was used in a disparaging Trump tweet, and more.
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Protesters Demand London's Goldsmiths University Stops Outsourcing Workforce
Over 100 protesters showed up to campaign for the rights of outsourced security staff.
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Whitney Acquires Norman Lewis Painting, and Trump's Wedding Cake Sells at Auction
Plus, the New Orleans Museum of Art acquires 26 new works for its sculpture garden, and an Ebony G. Patterson tapestry joins the Pérez Museum of Art Miami collection.
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Art Dealer Mary Boone Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
In September, the gallerist pled guilty to two counts of filing a false federal income tax return, hiding $3.7 million in company profits from the government.
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Hacker Posts Information of 1M Artsy User Accounts for Sale on Dark Web
On February 13, Artsy's chief technology officer warned account holders of a "data security incident."
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Art Movements
The International Center of Photography announced the recipients of the ICP Infinity Awards, artist Robert Ryman passed away, and more.
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Extremely Rare Black Leopard Immortalized in Stunning Photos
For the first time in years — possibly centuries — the elusive black leopard is caught on camera by photographer Will Burrard-Lucas.
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An Art Historian Says Leonardo da Vinci’s Only Known Sculpture Is in London’s V&A Museum
The new attribution reignites a century-long debate over the authorship of "The Virgin with the Laughing Child," a Renaissance-era statuette currently attributed to Antonio Rossellino.
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After a Writer Asked for Equal Pay, the New York Film Academy Let Her Go
Krista Knight agreed to write a movie musical short for the prestigious academy pro bono. After discovering her colleagues were being paid, she requested the same.
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PAIN Sackler Storms Guggenheim and Metropolitan Museums for Financial Ties to Opioid Manufacturers
The drug policy advocates, led by photographer Nan Goldin, held a covert die-in at the Guggenheim, then marching to the Met to publicly protest on its steps.