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Istanbul Church Reopens as Mosque With Medieval Mosaics and Frescoes Intact
After a four-year wait, the Chora Church reopened as the Kariye Mosque with its treasured works of Christian art open to public view.
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Brazilian Conceptual Artist Steals Historic Coin From the British Museum
Ilê Sartuzi replaced a silver coin with a replica and deposited the original in a museum donation box in a commentary on cultural theft.
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Australian Museum Admits to Showing Fake Picassos
The works were displayed in a women’s restroom at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art.
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Shahzia Sikander Says No to Repairing Her Beheaded Sculpture
Her public artwork at the University of Houston was vandalized after anti-abortion activists called it "satanic."
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St. Louis Arts Center Scraps Pro-Palestinian Exhibition, Calling It “Antisemitic”
The show at Craft Alliance included a bowl with a keffiyeh pattern, watermelon imagery, and the phrase “from the river to the sea.”
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Artist's Monument to Women Beheaded at University of Houston
It’s unclear whether the attack on Shahzia Sikander’s sculpture is related to protests by anti-abortion groups, which previously denounced it as “satanic.”
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Art History Majors Face Highest Unemployment Rates, Report Shows
But other data shows that art history and art degrees are still popular.
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Stunning Pale-Blue Frescoes Found in Pompeii
The Ancient Roman room, thought to have been used as a shrine for ritual activities, is estimated to date back approximately 2,000 years.
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Most NY Artists Are Financially Unstable, Survey Finds
More than half of respondents said they earned under $25,000 a year.
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Sculpture of Virgin Mary in Labor Beheaded in Austrian Cathedral
The work was part of an exhibition exploring women's roles in faith and tradition.
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Museum Collection Items That Are as American as Apple Pie
From hot dog memorabilia to cheerleading uniforms, these objects capture the essence of Americana in all its problematic complexities.
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June Leaf, Artist of Allegory and Motion, Dies at 94
“I am a painter who had to have a tactile experience with the world,” Leaf told Hyperallergic in a 2016 interview.