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The Best Memes About the Liz Truss v. Lettuce Smackdown

by Rhea Nayyar October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

A British tabloid slapped a wig on a head of lettuce and launched a contest to see who would last longer — Truss or the leafy vegetable. The lettuce prevailed.

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London’s Goldsmiths College Threatens to Slash Queer and Black History Studies

by Akiko Ichikawa March 29, 2022March 31, 2022

Students have been involved in a tuition strike in response to the school’s “compulsory redundancies” plan.

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British Museum Drops Sackler Name — But Not Everywhere

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

The disgraced family’s name will remain on the museum’s benefactors’ board and its Great Court donor list.

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Large Roman Mosaic Discovered in Central London

by Sarah Rose Sharp February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

The elaborate mosaic is the largest discovered in London in half a century.

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Tate Britain Will Commission Artist to “Critically Engage” With Racist Mural

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 21, 2022February 22, 2022

Critics have long called for the mural, which depicts bound Black enslaved people, to be removed from the museum’s former restaurant.

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Tate Will Cut 12% of Workforce, Eliminating 120 Full-time Jobs

by Hakim Bishara December 3, 2020December 4, 2020

Workers across all departments are being encouraged to accept voluntary redundancies, including offers for early retirement, reduced working hours, or a career break.

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As UK Museums Struggle, Major Artists Step In to Help

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

British artists Anish Kapoor, Lubaina Himid, and Michael Landy are offering prints to help keep the country’s museums afloat during the pandemic as part of an Art Fund initiative.

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Controversial $2 Billion Tunnel Near Stonehenge Approved, Causing Backlash

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

The tunnel will expand the nearby single-lane road to aid traffic, but critics say the project could put the prehistoric site at risk.

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Banksy Painting Sells for $10M, Surpassing Its High Estimate

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 22, 2020November 5, 2020

Banksy’s “Show Me The Monet” (2005), a riff on Monet’s paintings of his Japanese bridge in Giverny, has achieved the second-highest price ever paid for a work by the street artist.

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A Dana Schutz Portrait of Trump Just Sold For More Than $711,000

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 20, 2020November 6, 2020

The painting of Trump ominously descending an escalator on the day he announced his presidential campaign was sold by Phillips in London today.

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Activists Stand Trial for Protest in French Museum Over Plundered Artifacts

by Cassie Packard October 2, 2020November 5, 2020

Members of a Pan-African group stood trial in Paris on charges of attempted theft for an action staged at the city’s Quai Branly Museum.

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Banksy Loses Trademark Case to Greeting Card Company

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 17, 2020November 5, 2020

The European Union Intellectual Property Office ruled that the street artist, who remains anonymous, could not be identified as the unquestionable owner of his “Flower Thrower” stencil.

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