WORLD ART
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Names Task Force for Black History Museum Amid Criticism of State Education Reform
The Florida state government has taken another step towards the realization of a museum of Black history in the state. Last week,...
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The Egypt Government Is Demolishing Historic Tombs and Cultural Centers in Effort to Modernize Cairo, Per Local Reports
Residents of Cairo’s working-class neighborhoods have watched as their homes, green spaces , archaeological sites, and beloved cultural spaces...
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‘Very Peculiar’ 3,000-Year-Old Tomb Found by Archaeologists in Northern Peru
A 3,000-year-old tomb has been discovered by archaeologists in northern Peru, the country’s culture ministry announced on Saturday....
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Hauser & Wirth’s Menorca Gallery Is a Feast for the Eyes, the Palate, and the Mind
Hauser & Wirth already had around a dozen exhibition spaces across the world, from London to Los Angeles, when, in 2021, it dropped anchor...
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Rome Fights Rats at Colosseum, Banksy Sets Visitor Record in Glasgow, and More: Morning Links for August 28, 2023
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Ferragamo Taps Tyler Mitchell for Renaissance-Inspired Campaign at the Uffizi Gallery
For visuals promoting the brands forthcoming Fall/Winter 2023 collection, the Italian fashion Ferragamo brought on photographer Tyler Mitchell...
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How a Mafia-Loving Pro Soccer Player Who Stole ‘The Scream’ in 1994
In 1985, at 18 years old, Pal Enger made his professional soccer debut with Valerenga, Oslo’s association football club, in the...
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Grand Palais and Museum of the Moving Image Get New Leaders, and More: Morning Links for August 25, 2023
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Claude Picasso, Longtime Administrator of the Picasso Estate, Dies at 76
Claude Picasso, one of Pablo Picasso’s four children, has died at 76. The news was first reported on Thursday by Agence France-Presse,...
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Radiocarbon Dating of Borneo Cave Art Tells a Hidden History of Centuries-Old Indigenous Resistance
Recent radiocarbon dating of rock art in Malaysia’s Gua Sireh cave complex is offering unprecedented insight into a generations-spanning saga of...