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Activists Throw Porridge and Spray-Paint “Cunt” on Queen Victoria Busts
The two protesters were arrested for the Glasgow action, which brought attention to food insecurity and the cost of living in the UK.
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Nonprofit Led by Laurene Powell Jobs Acquires SF Art Institute for $30M
Laurene Powell Jobs’s organization purchased the campus and its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
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Long-Lost Gershwin Sheet Music Discovered After Nearly a Century
A University of Michigan researcher stumbled upon the full orchestral score for La, La, Lucille, the composer’s first complete musical.
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Brooklyn Museum and PEN America Accused of “Silence” on Gaza Ceasefire
Activists staged an action at the museum after filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster and writers Nikki Giovanni and Doreen St. Félix withdrew from a planned event in protest.
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Ancient Snake-Shaped Artifact Found in Taiwan Was Part of Shamanic Rituals
Carbon dating indicates that the piece of pottery is about 4,000 years old.
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MASS MoCA Workers Threaten to Strike Again Over Wages
Unionized staffers are asking the museum to increase their pay to “something more livable.”
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Thousands Sign Petition for Flaco Statue in Central Park
The beloved owl who symbolized freedom died last week after colliding with a window on the Upper West Side.
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Protesters Call Out Art World's Silence on Gaza at Frieze LA Fair
Organizers pointed to Frieze partner Deutsche Bank's financial ties to Israel and urged fairgoers to speak up.
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Met Selects Jennie C. Jones and Jeffrey Gibson for 2025 Commissions
Jones will create a multi-work installation for the New York institution’s roof garden, while Gibson plans to adorn its façade with what he calls “ancestral spirit figures.”
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New Film Spotlights Augusta Savage, Grand Dame of the Harlem Renaissance
The first installment of PBS’s American Masters tells the story of a steadfast Black sculptor who overcame countless barriers.
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Palestinian Artist Fathi Ghaben Dies After Israel Blocks Travel for Treatment
Fathi Ghaben, a self-taught painter, was 77 years old and suffered from respiratory issues.
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Children “In Tears” at Disastrous Wonka Factory “Experience”
AI images were used to sell tickets to a Chocolate Factory event that should have remained in pure imagination.