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As the Getty Digitizes the Archives of the Woman’s Building, Artists Remember Its History
Suzanne Lacy and others remember the Woman's Building, whose history is being preserved by the Getty Research Institute thanks to a recent grant.
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French President Wants to Return Benin's Artifacts, But Will French Law Allow Him?
Emmanuel Macron's decision is a gesture of goodwill, but these objects comprise just 0.5 percent of the objects requested for restitution by the West African country.
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A Whitney Museum Vice Chairman Owns a Manufacturer Supplying Tear Gas at the Border
Warren B. Kanders, a vice chairman at the Whitney Museum of American Art, purchased defense manufacturer "Safariland" in 2012 for $124 million.
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Facebook Censors Art Historian for Posting Nude Art, Then Boots Him from Platform
Ruben Cordova used his social media profile as an archive of his research, but his photos of the Met Breuer's Like Life exhibition triggered Facebook's censors, who then permanently disabled his profile.
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Former National Gallery Educators Commence 10-Day Tribunal for Unfair Dismissal in Gig Economy
After 27 educators were dismissed from the National Gallery in London, they launched a crowd-funded legal effort to combat the precarity of such unstable employment, backed by vocal support from the UK's Labour Party.
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After 4,300 Books Were Banned in Kuwait, an Artist Installs a Cemetery of Banned Books
Mohammad Sharaf installed 200 headstones for the censored titles in a plot of land beside Kuwait’s Annual Book Fair.
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Nan Goldin and Drug Policy Activists Protest NY Governor Cuomo’s Inaction
Protesters marched outside the governor's office near Grand Central Station, carrying a mock overdose prevention center to urge approval of the five pilot prevention centers promised during Cuomo's election campaign.
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Week in Review: David Hockney is the Most Expensive Living Artist, Glenn Lowry Extends MoMA Directorship
Leon and Debra Black will donate $40 million to MoMA's expansion, MASS MoCA extends Sol LeWitt exhibition until 2043, and more.
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Hockney Painting Becomes Most Expensive Work Sold by a Living Artist, and US Returns Bells of Balangiga to Philippines
Plus, the Smithsonian acquires an Arthur Jafa video, and a Nazi-looted painting is returned to its heirs.
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Steven Kasher Gallery will close, Hilton Als received the Langston Hughes Medal from The City College of New York, and more.
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Among Destruction Brought by California Fires, Famous Western Town Lays in Ruins
The old Wild West movie set served as the backdrop for Hollywood classics and was home to a short-lived alternative art fair, Paramount Ranch.
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