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Philadelphia Unveils Its First Statue of an African American, Civil Rights Activist Octavius Catto

The monument to the 19th-century activist Octavius Catto honors his legacy in voting, education, and baseball.

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Guggenheim Pulls Three Works from Upcoming Show After Outcry Over Animal Abuse [UPDATED]

The works by Peng Yu and Sun Yuan, Huang Yong Ping, and Xu Bing were the focus of a petition that garnered more than 600,000 signatures in the past week.

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Activists Occupy Berlin’s Famous Volksbühne Theater

Activists have occupied Berlin's Volksbühne because of concerns that the "neoliberal" art world is taking over the legendary theater.

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What Does the Next Wave of Development Mean for Bushwick Artists?

As the neighborhood's commercial real estate turns over to lure tech companies, many artists will have to look further east for affordable studio space.

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Guggenheim Accused of Supporting Animal Cruelty in New Exhibition

A petition is calling for the removal of three works, including an installation of live lizards and insects and a video of a performance involving pit bulls running on treadmills, from the forthcoming Art and China After 1989.

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This week in art news: Anish Kapoor's neighbors accused him of stealing their light, Phillips withdrew a painting attributed to Mark Grotjahn from auction after he questioned its authenticity on Instagram, and the Getty put Michelangelo's "Study of a Mourning Woman" on display.

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Prominent German Artists Object to Arms Manufacturer’s Exhibition Sponsorship

Rheinmetall, a Düsseldorf-based multinational defense company, is one of the sponsors of a sprawling exhibition of German contemporary art that recently opened in Beijing.

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Earliest Known Zero Symbol Identified in Ancient Indian Manuscript

Carbon dating reveals the earliest known symbol for zero is in a 3rd or 4th century Indian manuscript at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries.

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Minecraft Mapping One of Europe’s Last Primeval Forests

To the Last Tree Standing allows you to explore about 270 square miles of Poland's Białowieża Forest, which has witnessed increased logging over the past year.

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Art Movements

This week in art news: the British Museum apologized for a controversial #AskACurator tweet, Documenta's organizers disputed claims that the exhibition has accrued a €7 million deficit, and an 88.5-foot-tall Keith Haring mural in Paris was restored.

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Protesting the World’s Biggest Arms Fair with an Art Show

Art the Arms Fair, a pop-up exhibition in East London, runs concurrently with the massive Defence and Security Equipment International fair happening nearby.

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Unique Egyptian Gilded Coffin Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum

The museum's ancient Egyptian art collection now has a highly ornamental coffin belonging to a high-ranking priest.