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Memes and Banannigans From Art Basel Miami Beach

Maurizio Cattelan’s ludicrous banana artwork has gone viral for its $120,000 price tag. While the mainstream media has created a frenzy around the sculpture, the internet also offers an incredible selection of memes.

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On Aging Black Artists and British Art Institutions

One writer considers the legacy of Black British artists as UK art institutions open their doors to artists they have long closed out, and the need for these same organizations to support younger generations.

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A Dystopian New Initiative Will Charge Inmates by the Minute to Read e-Books

A new contract at 10 West Virginia prisons will offer inmates access to "free" electronic tablets, but then charge for their use.

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A Performa Production Co-opted the Story of a Sex Worker

Without speaking with or even acknowledging the existence of critical members of the sex worker community, Performa has ultimately appropriated migrant sex worker organizing.

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Make Any Document Dumber With This Font Based on Trump's Handwriting

Trump’s oversized script recently made an appearance during his ongoing saga with Ambassador Sondland. It has now been transformed into “Tiny Hands,” a new font available for free download.

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Grate Job, Guys: Cornell Fine Arts Library Privileges Architecture Over People

Architect Wolfgang Tschapeller says the library was designed with books in mind — but the grated floors fail to account for slushy snow boots, skirts, assisted mobility devices, and more.

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New Non-Binary Emojis Fall Short of Their Good Intentions

While the announcement might be a step in the right direction, it inadvertently reinforces even more gender stereotypes, limiting nonbinary individuals to greyish androgynous figures defined primarily by their haircuts.

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The Leslie-Lohman Museum’s Choice to Drop “Gay and Lesbian” From Its Name Is a Great Loss

When did explicitly naming queerness become a bad thing, preventing people from feeling “welcome” at the museum?

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In Another Act of Hero Worship, Greta Thunberg Gets Massive Mural

While nice in theory, the tribute to the teenage climate activist misses the point of her platform.

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Parsing Trump’s Latest Photo Op (aka the Killing of al-Baghdadi)

Donald Trump tries to reinvent another seminal Obama moment in his own image. But did it work?

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In Mark Zuckerberg’s World, “Provenance” Means Nothing

The tech entrepreneur's use of the word provenance serves to erase its weighty history as an art historical term — and Facebook's complicity in spreading "fake news."

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Museum Honors Greta Thunberg's Activism by … Naming a Beetle After Her?

To properly honor the teenage climate activist, institutions should instead advocate for policy change, prioritize their ecological footprint, and hold large corporations accountable.