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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.
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At BP-Sponsored Art Show, Protesters Call Out the Corporation’s Abuses
On Thursday evening at the National Portrait Gallery, protesters drew attention to BP's work with the Indonesian government, which has been accused of civil rights violations in West Papua.
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Four Construction Companies Will Build Concrete Prototypes for US-Mexico Border Wall
US Customs and Border Protection has awarded contracts to four general construction providers based in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Texas.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: the NEH pledged $1 million in emergency relief funds for cultural organizations affected by Hurricane Harvey, LA City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day, and William Eggleston announced plans to release an album of synth music.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Charlottesville shrouded its Confederate monuments while other US cities removed theirs, the Village Voice revealed it will cease its print edition, and a museumgoer left a trail of blue footprints after stepping on an Yves Klein.
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A Major Art Symposium Goes Awry in Mexico City
In late July, a newspaper reported that the 14th edition of Mexico City's revered SITAC contemporary art symposium had been cancelled, but it's more complicated.
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Philadelphia’s Fight to Remove a Monument to Former Mayor Frank Rizzo [UPDATED]
Like the Confederate monuments around the country, the sculpture of Rizzo is salt in an open wound for many of the city’s residents of color.
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From the Bronx to Brooklyn, Confederate Symbols Come Down Across New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a review of "all symbols of hate on city property," and some have already been removed.
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225-Year-Old Columbus Monument in Baltimore Attacked with Sledgehammer
Video footage showing someone taking a sledgehammer to the memorial's base was posted on Popular Resistance's YouTube channel this morning.