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Curator Called Before Senate Hearing as Brazil's Right-Wing Groups Target the Arts
The curator of an exhibition on queer art, which was subsequently shut down, is being investigated by the senate for harming children with art.
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US Decides Guantánamo Prisoners Do Not Own the Art They Create
Critics say the change in policy further dehumanizes prisoners, who have been at the center of international controversy since the Guantánamo facility was opened.
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This week in art news: "Salvator Mundi" became the most expensive work ever sold at auction, the final missing piece of Magritte's "The Enchanted Pose" was discovered, and Walmart removed posters from its wall art collection after the images were identified as photographs documenting the detention o
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Kickstarter Launches Drip, a Service for Subscribing to Artists’ Projects
Drip invites artists to create webpages that visitors can subscribe to, having exclusive access to certain projects, or whatever else the artist decides to make available to them.
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After 81 Years, Memphis College of Art Will Shutter Due to Debt and Falling Enrollment
While many remain optimistic that the school could remain open, it would take a miraculous $30 million endowment donation to make this possible.
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What Happened to the $2.2M Marina Abramović Raised to Build Her Institute?
This project joins thousands of other follies of contemporary art.
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Opponents of Berkshire Museum Sales Protest Sotheby's
After a judge halted the sale of works from the museum’s collection, nearly a dozen protesters gathered in front of Sotheby’s to demand the return of the deaccessioned pieces.
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Last-Minute Appeal Tries to Halt Berkshire Museum Art Auction [UPDATED]
On Friday, the AG's office filed an appeal seeking a last-minute injunction to stop Monday's auction of works from the Berkshire Museum collection at Sotheby's.
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This week in art news: Benjamin Genocchio was ousted as executive director of the Armory Show after the New York Times investigated sexual harassment claims, a judge approved the Berkshire Museum's sale of works from its collection, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated.
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Jury Sides with 5Pointz Artists in Lawsuit Over Destroyed Graffiti
If the judge in the case follows suit, the verdict could set a remarkable precedent for the protection of graffiti and street art under the Visual Artists Rights Act.
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Petition to Remove University Mural Depicting KKK Rally Sparks Controversy
A panel from Thomas Hart Benton's epic mural "A Social History of Indiana" (1933) regularly becomes the target of removal campaigns.
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Cuban Police Detain Artist Planning Alternative Havana Biennial [UPDATED]
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was arrested on Monday and accused of "illicit possession of construction materials."