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This week in art news: MOCA Los Angeles chief curator Helen Molesworth was fired, Anish Kapoor blasted the NRA for using "Cloud Gate" in an ad, and the Vatican admitted it had doctored a press photo.
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New Banksy Mural Speaks Out Against Turkish-Kurdish Artist's Imprisonment
The newest Bowery mural, a collaboration between the elusive British street artist and Borf, addresses the continued imprisonment of journalist and artist Zehra Doğan.
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Los Angeles Art Community Reacts to Firing of MOCA Chief Curator Helen Molesworth
The announcement of Molesworth's departure shocked and dismayed many in the Los Angeles art world. But some MOCA insiders have also said she contributed to a toxic work environment.
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A 3D Printed House with Humanitarian Ambitions and a $10,000 Price Tag
Austin-based startup ICON revealed an extremely ambitious plan to build a community of 3D-printed houses in El Salvador. (And, hopefully later, in space.)
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H&M Lawsuit Against Street Artist Could Have Changed Copyright Law [UPDATED]
The clothing company claims it has dropped its lawsuit against the artist Revok after widespread outcry and calls for a boycott, though the artist's lawyer claims that is not true.
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Crucified Stormtrooper Sculpture Removed from Historic London Church After Complaints
The sculpture featuring one of the iconic Star Wars henchmen was part of a charity auction exhibition at St. Stephen Walbrook.
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Oscar Murillo, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, and 77 Others Decry Firing of Museum Director in Bordeaux
Maria Inés Rodriguez was abruptly fired after four years as the director of Bordeaux's Contemporary Art Museum, prompting a swelling of support from her peers.
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Sotheby’s Takes Down Richard Meier Exhibition After Sexual Harassment Allegations
"Under the circumstances, and in consultation with the Meier family, the decision has been made to close our exhibition early," a Sotheby's representative told Hyperallergic.
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How a 13-Year-Old Cartoonist Responded to the Parkland School Shooting
Sasha Matthews, who joined today's school walkout to protest gun violence, drew a bleak cartoon after last month's shooting.
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Five Women Accuse Architect Richard Meier of Sexual Harassment [UPDATED]
Four of the five incidents, which span the 1980s to the late 2000s, involve women who worked for Meier's architecture firm.
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Activists Pressure Louvre to Drop Oil Company Sponsorship with Die-in
In a protest performance on Monday, activists collapsed at the foot of "Raft of the Medusa" to call attention to museum sponsor Total's climate change complicity.
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Racist Graffiti Found on Historic African Meeting House in Nantucket
Racist graffiti was sprayed onto a historic Massachusetts building where African Americans once learned and prayed.