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78 Prominent Artists Demand National Portrait Gallery End its Relationship with BP
Signatories, including artists Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, and Rachel Whiteread, want the museum to end its relationship with the oil company.
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A Sexual Fantasy Concocted Around an Ancient Perfume Bottle
For Sunday Fantasy Zoe Williams collaborated on a film with three co-authors and friends to create a fictionalized story enacted by different actresses united in playing distinct interpretations of a singular character: Veronica Malaise.
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A Collection Devoted to Intimate Trans Stories
With its focus on the quotidian, the Museum of Transology is in many ways the antithesis of the media spectacle of trans peoples' lives.
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Turner Prize Nominees Are Announced, But Overshadowed by Sponsorship Controversy
The four artists shortlisted for this year's prize are being masked by the company Stagecoach, whose chairman was behind a homophobic political campaign in 2000.
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Climate Activists Staged a Die-In at London’s Natural History Museum
Beginning on April 15, activist group Extinction Rebellion has staged protests and acts of civil disobedience in central London locations, leading to over 1,000 arrests.
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London’s Skyline Will Bloom With Proposed “Tulip” Building
From the architects of the Gherkin comes another glass skyscraper full of eccentricities. City planners have put the building on track for approval despite objections from the mayor's office.
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After Growing Scrutiny, UK's Sackler Trust Suspends Philanthropic Donations
The suspension follows last week's announcements that the Guggenheim and Tate will no longer accept funds from the Sackler family.
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Politicians Urge Victoria & Albert Museum to Return £500,000 Grant to Sackler Heiress
"Profiting from addiction is never ethical," said one Scottish Labor politician. "Transparency around donations is really important as no city or community wants to benefit from the suffering of others."
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Tate Will Give Five Women Major Solo Exhibitions in the Next Two Years
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Paula Rego, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Maria Bartuszová, and Haegue Yang will take center stage at the museum in 2020 and 2021.
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In Response to the British Museum, an Exhibition Demonstrates the High Cost of Iraqi Oil
An exhibition at P21 gallery highlights the human consequences of the exploitation of Iraq’s oil reserves, among them, environmental crises, state corruption, and youth unemployment.
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Photographers Examine What It Means to Be English in Europe Today
This year's Brighton Photo Biennial searches for a "new Europe," while expressing sympathy for migrants.
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Three Egyptian Curators Denied UK Visas to Attend Conference on “Beating Barriers”
If an award-winning curator with the backing of Microsoft can't gain access to the UK for an academic conference, then who can?