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In Protest of Gentrification, Sydney Residents Turn Towers into Light Displays
Hundreds of residents of Waterloo estate have installed colorful lights in their windows to call attention to government plans to raze and redevelop the area.
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Far-Right Criticism Shuts Down Brazil's Largest Ever Queer Art Exhibition
On Sunday, Santander Cultural unilaterally shut down Queermuseum after conservative critics accused it of promoting blasphemy and pedophilia.
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Dutch Art Museum Chooses to Change Its Colonialist Name
The Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam is named for a 17th-century naval officer who worked for both the Dutch West India and the Dutch East India companies.
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LA’s New Contemporary Art Museum Celebrates a Flexible, Collectionless Model
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, located in a converted clothing factory on the edge of the Arts District, officially opens on September 9.
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Winner of a BP Portrait Award Donates Share of Prize Money to Anti-BP Protests
The 26-year-old winner of this year's BP Young Artist Award donated £1,000 to fund Greenpeace's anti-BP efforts.
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Folk Artist and Abolitionist Sheldon Peck to Be Honored with Historic Marker
A roadside marker in Jordan, New York, will commemorate the former home of 19th-century folk artist and abolitionist Sheldon Peck.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Miami museums braced for Hurricane Irma, Dakota elders decided to bury the wooden remnants of Sam Durant's controversial "Scaffold" sculpture, and JR unveiled a monumental new work at the Mexico–US border.
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Art Provocateurs Hang “Ku Klux Klowns” in Virginia’s Capital [UPDATED]
The anonymous art collective Indecline hung eight clowns dressed in KKK robes from a tree in Richmond, Virginia.
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In Los Angeles, Artists Open a Museum to Resist Displacement
A new arts space, the Artists’ Loft Museum Los Angeles, opened in the Arts District studio of two artists who might be forced out of their longtime home and workspace.
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Brazilian Surfer’s War Photography Revealed to Be Fake
On September 1, BBC Brazil issued an extensive report revealing Eduardo Martins to have photoshopped images of war-torn countries and coopted the identity of a British surfer.
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As Hurricane Harvey's Waters Recede, Houston Artists Pick Up the Pieces
Artists in Houston are taking stock of the storm's devastating impact and the long process of rebuilding that lies ahead.
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Dakota Elders Decide to Bury Sam Durant's Controversial Sculpture
Dakota Elders have decided the fate of Sam Durant's "Scaffold," which is legally in their possession.