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Conceptual artist Susan Hiller has passed away, Sara Raza will join the Rubin Museum of Art as a guest curator, and more.
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Divisive Amazon HQ2 Meeting Draws Hundreds to City Hall
"Why do you need our money? We have 63,000 people who are sleeping in homeless shelters," council speaker Corey Johnson told Amazon reps. "Don't you think there's a better way for us to spend $3 billion?"
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Ai Weiwei Slams US for "Complicity" in China's Arrest of Two Canadian Citizens
The artist called the United States a "willing partner" in China's "monstrous regime."
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More Than 75 New York Galleries Hit with Lawsuits Alleging ADA Violations
Galleries including Gagosian and Marian Goodman have been accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to make their websites accessible to the blind or visually impaired.
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The Artists and Journalists Nominated for the 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards
The Index on Censorship annually honors outspoken artists and activists who have made a significant contribution to fighting censorship through arts, campaigning, digital activism, and journalism.
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The Smithsonian Reopens as Another Possible Shutdown Looms in Coming Weeks
It will take the institute months to reschedule postponed programs and exhibitions, but the organization has no way to recover the $3.4 million it lost in revenue.
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El Museo del Barrio Cancels Alejandro Jodorowsky Retrospective In Light of 1970s Rape Admission
Jodorowsky admitted to sexually violating an actress while producing his 1970 film El Topo.
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Cal State LA Students Embark on Making Documentaries with Million Dollar Grant from Hauser & Wirth
This semester, students are making movies on LA art organizations that are incorporating social work. The grant will provide new equipment and funds to hire guest artists as mentors.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago Lowers Ticket Prices for Those Impacted by Gender Pay Gap
Starting next month, anyone who believes the gender pay gap has negatively impacted their earning potential can pay a discounted price for museum admissions. The new policy coincides with the opening of a traveling Laurie Simmons exhibition.
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In March, a Much-Needed Streaming Service for Arthouse Films Will Launch
A viable, dedicated platform for independent and art films has been needed. Enter OVID, a recently announced partnership between Docuseek and six independent film distribution companies.
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Naima Green Stacks Catherine Opie's "Dyke Deck" with Images of Queer Contemporaries
The artist has launched a Kickstarter to fund her project, which is partially an homage to Catherine Opie's "Dyke Deck," updated to celebrate a wider spectrum of queerness.
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Week in Review: British Museum Hires Curators to Surveil Looted Objects, Museum Guard Pleads to End Shutdown
Also, a prankster posted a scathing proposal for a Trump Presidential Library at Jared Kushner's new hotel, a New Jersey town received $1 million to turn illegal dumping sites into public art spaces, and more.