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“Subway Therapy” Displays New Yorkers’ Post-Election Thoughts
Matthew Chavez launched his participatory art project in 2016, creating a space for the city’s private sentiments in the wake of Trump’s first win.
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Scabby the Rat, Icon of Labor Strikes, Gets His Own NYC Show
The larger-than-life inflatable rodent is the centerpiece of artist Marlene Hausegger’s exhibition at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn.
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Jordan Withdraws Artsakh Film From Oscars, Citing “Diplomatic Pressures”
My Sweet Land by Jordanian-Armenian director Sareen Hairabedian follows an 11-year-old boy during the Second Artsakh War.
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Oldest Known Inscription of Ten Commandments Heads to Auction
The approximately 1,500-year-old tablet could fetch $2 million at Sotheby’s.
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SF’s Contemporary Jewish Museum Announces Temporary Closure
The institution said it is facing a “challenging financial landscape” and will begin reducing staff before shuttering for at least one year.
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Protesters Take to MoMA During World Jewish Congress Gala
One activist was taken into custody during the action, which targeted the organization’s support for Israel amid its attacks on Gaza.
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Australian Public School Wins “World Building of the Year” Award
The structure in Sydney was chosen from over 200 shortlisted entries for the World Architecture Festival.
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Painter Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
The artist rendered portraits and scenes of the streets of north London with a life-affirming spirit and no evidence of frivolousness.
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Italy Seizes Over 2,000 Artworks Linked to Art Forgery Scheme
An investigation led to 38 individuals accused of producing and selling counterfeit Banksy, Warhol, Picasso, and Dalí pieces, among others.
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Albuquerque Artist-Run Space to Rebuild After Fire
Fourteenfifteen Gallery and its adjoining venues caught fire early on November 2, damaging artists’ tools and equipment.
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Pompeii Caps Visitors as Overtourism Threatens Ancient Sites
The archaeological park saw 36,000 visitors on a single Sunday this summer.
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US’s Biggest Documentary Festival Comes to NYC This Month
The trials of late-in-life romance and a photographer's chronicle of Black life under South African apartheid anchor the 15th edition of DOC NYC.