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Activists make moves toward decolonization for Indigenous Peoples' Day, and the Studio Museum expands its scope.
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Cocktails Inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's Iconic Paintings
The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh has partnered with several local restaurants to create cocktails in honor of the artist for her upcoming exhibition at the museum.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Acquires Hank Willis Thomas Sculpture, Diane Arbus Sells at Christie’s
Plus, Sotheby's auctions off works from the collection of Marsha and Robin Williams, and billionaire Bill Gross's collection of stamps brings in $10 million.
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Union at Cal State Long Beach Leaks Email from Fired Museum Director, Revealing Divisive Perspectives
The email, which the union cites as an example of Kimberli Meyer's "problematic management," discusses how the museum should address visitors to an exhibition on police violence.
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Israel's Culture Minister Pushes Bill to Freeze Funds for Arts Organizations Highlighting Palestinian Narratives
The new bill suggests that culture organizations that criticize the State of Israel or highlight the Palestinian national narrative will have trouble with government funding.
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Why Activists Across South Asia Are Demanding Justice for Photojournalist Shahidul Alam
Ongoing protests in Nepal, India, and beyond are demanding the release of photojournalist Shahidul Alam, who was arrested and jailed in August for critiquing the Bangladeshi government.
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Nan Goldin Is Her Own Worst Critic in Surprise TV Cameo with James Franco
Last week's episode of HBO's The Deuce included the artist as an unnamed and unimpressed critic of an exhibition, which actually featured her own photos.
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Around 1,000 People Attend Anti-Columbus Day Tour at American Museum of Natural History
Protesters and activists promise to continue to stage the Anti-Columbus Day Tour until the museum corrects the displays.
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Yoko Ono Brings the Sky Underground in Newly Unveiled New York Subway Mural
The station sits under Ono's home at the Dakota, and is highly trafficked by tourists making a pilgrimage between her and John Lennon's home and his memorial in Strawberry Fields.
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The Radical Possibility of Seeing What Is Front of You
All of Rackstraw Downes's work derives from the simple, everyday act of observing your surroundings.
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$1.3M Banksy Artwork “Self-Destructs” at Auction
A canvas that sold for over a million dollars was shredded by its frame but no one is sure if it was destroyed or simply transformed.
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Obama Portraits Double Annual Attendance at the National Portrait Gallery
As the museum approaches its 50th anniversary on October 7, the Smithsonian gallery announced it saw two million visitors this fiscal year.