Photographs by Savannah College of Art and Design artists Shine Huang, Josh Jalbert, and V. Elizabeth Turk are on view at the UK photo fair from May 12 to May 15.
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UK Recognizes NFTs as Property in Major Ruling for Crypto Theft
The judgment enables litigants to bring the full power of courts to seize stolen digital assets or compel repayment.
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Hundreds Storm British Museum to Protest Fossil Fuel Sponsorship
The daylong demonstration culminated in a mass action and occupation of the museum after hours.
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Glasgow Museums Will Repatriate 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
Also slated for return are seven Indian artifacts and 25 Lakota items, some of them seized from the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre.
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Plans to Build a Holocaust Memorial in London Halted
Campaigners against the proposal worried that the design would incur on green space and detract from a slavery abolition monument nearby.
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London’s National Gallery Renames Degas’s “Russian Dancers” as “Ukrainian Dancers”
Calls to rename the mislabeled work have intensified since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs Ousted From Tate Museums
The London institution has cut ties with billionaires Viktor Vekselberg and Petr Aven, two associates of Vladimir Putin.
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A Never-Before-Seen Portrait of Princess Diana Is Unveiled in London
David Bailey’s 1988 portrait of Diana in austere black-and-white had been tucked away in the photographer’s archive until now.
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Artists Withdraw From Manchester Exhibition to Protest Director’s Ousting Over Pro-Palestine Message
Over two dozen artists including Mandy El-Sayegh and Oscar Murillo have signed an open letter that says the incident “sets a very dangerous precedent.”
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Why Paint a Building That Will Be Demolished?
Basildon’s new murals represent how artists are used in regeneration schemes the world over: socioeconomic cover-ups under the guise of opportunity.
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Manchester Museum Director Reportedly Ousted For Pro-Palestine Statement
Alistair Hudson allowed Forensic Architecture to exhibit a statement in support of Palestinians after a pro-Israel group had successfully campaigned for its removal.
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Prehistoric Drum Found in Child’s Grave Dubbed “Most Important” Finding in a Century
But the discovery was drowned out by the drumbeat of protest against the British Museum following new revelations about its ties to a fossil fuel company.