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UK Pledges $2 Billion to Protect the Arts; US Culture Workers Are Calling for...

In the US, financial losses to cultural organizations are estimated at $6.7 billion dollars. The US government has yet to secure funding for the arts sector.

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MOCAD’s Board Finally Takes Action After Former Staff Publish Allegations...

Former staff of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit claim the board has been aware of her behavior since at least 2014.

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A Statue of Melania Trump Was Set on Fire in Slovenia

A nearby statue of Donald Trump was also burned down in January.

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How a Follower of Anthony van Dyck Came to Create a Compelling Portrait of...

A newly-launched Christie's Old Masters sale features a compelling court portrait of King Charles I grasping a crystal orb.

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Why the Hagia Sophia’s Conversion Back Into a Mosque Is Controversial

The decision was approved by Turkey's conservative president, who's already restored three other Byzantine church museums as mosques.

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Phoebe Boswell’s Delicately-Rendered Portraits Ask Us to Care for One Another

In these dark, polarizing and violent times, a new work by Kenyan-British artist Phoebe Boswell invites us to look at each other more closely.

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For Fine Art Shippers, the Path Forward Is Both Fraught and Filled With...

When everything in the art world depends on the transport of objects, what happens when a global pandemic makes that a dangerous job for the foreseeable future?

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The Notre Dame Spire Will Be Reconstructed, But At What Cost to the Environment?

The spire that collapsed last year was made of wood and coated in lead, and France’s chief architect thinks this should be recreated.

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A ‘Stealable Art Exhibition’ in Tokyo Was Quickly Overwhelmed by Enthusiastic...

Conceived as a commentary on the distance between artists and spectators, Same gallery's experiment ended up working a little too well.

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Andrew Cuomo’s New Pandemic-Themed Mountain Poster Illustrates ‘111 Days of...

Cuomo has been leaning heavily on mountain metaphors during the pandemic.

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Miró’s Abstract ‘Woman With Red Hat’ Expected to Sell for $37 Million at...

'Peinture (Femme au chapeau rouge)' from 1927 represents a breakthrough for the Spanish surrealist artist.

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London Govt. Asks Banksy to Recreate the Work They Accidentally Destroyed

With his most recent project, Banksy appears to be actively supporting a government initiative rather than poking fun at the powers that be.

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The Met Museum Will Reopen in August at a Quarter of Its Regular Capacity

Visiting the Met will be a very different experience when it reopens on August 29, with the normally crowded museum drastically reducing its capacity.

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A Statue of Black Lives Matter Protester Jen Reid Was Taken Down in Bristol

The statue, created by artist Marc Quinn, was temporarily installed on the plinth that once held a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.

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5 New York City Galleries That You Can Visit This Weekend

It's been a long summer without seeing art in person, and these NYC galleries (safely) have you covered.

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The Art World Remains Overwhelmingly White—Here’s How That Can Change

The tragic omission of people of color from the $64 billion arts industry has resulted in devastating sociological implications for our entire modern world. A few arts leaders are making meaningful...

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Astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt’s Discoveries About the Sun Made Apollo 11 Possible

Eryurt is not as well known as Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, but the role she played in Apollo 11 was crucial.

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LeRoy Neiman Spent Decades Painting Olympians as the Games’ Official Artist

A new museum in Colorado Springs opens with an exhibition of LeRoy Neiman, the artist who devoted his career to capturing the energy, passion and exertion of Olympic athletes.

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Curator Hella Mewis Feared for Her Safety Before Being Kidnapped in Baghdad

German national Mewis has lived in Baghdad since 2012, where she helped establish the independent artist's group Tarkib.

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LeBron’s Famous ‘King James’ Jersey Set to Sell at Sotheby’s for $200,000

Sotheby's online 'From the Archive' sale includes James' Jersey, prototype Yeezys and rare Nike 'Jedi' dunks.

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