WORLD ART
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Smithsonian Misused Covid Relief Funds, Report Says
The Smithsonian’s internal Office of the Inspector General last month released a report saying that the institution misused a portion of the...
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Activists Protest at London Science Museum Over New Sponsor Adani
More than 150 people protested at London’s Science Museum recently in response to a new gallery sponsored by Adani, an Indian company with...
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Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Biennale Looks to the Future Amid an Imperiled Present
When rain hits dry soil or rock, petrichor, an enticing, earthy scent, is emitted. Humans have an uncanny capacity to perceive petrichor; some...
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Former New York Museum Employee Alleges Financial Misconduct, Sagrada Familia Gets Completion Date, Audit Says Smithsonian Misused Pandemic Funds, and More: Morning Links for March 26, 2024
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Art Basel’s Latest Collaboration Aims to Put Art in Service of Saving the Oceans
Protecting our oceans has been a concern of environmentalists for decades, and as climate change has only rapidly increased, that concern has...
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Adrian Cheng’s K11 Art Foundation Awards Inaugural Artist Prize to Xin Liu
Artist and engineer Xin Liu has been awarded the inaugural K11 Artist Prize, a yearly award given to emerging Asian artists by the K11 Art...
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Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Known Iron Age House in Greek Village
Archeologists from the University of Göttingen working in the ancient village of Thorikos, outside the city of Lavrio in southern Athens, have...
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Pro-Palestine Activists Protest at the Met, Unfurling a Large Quilt Across Museum’s Stairs
A vast quilt calling for Palestinian liberation was unfurled across the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, making the...
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Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum Contends With Its Colonial History
The Rockbund Art Museum , a contemporary art museum located in a restored plaster-brick Art Deco building overlooking Shanghai’s iconic Bund,...
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On the Eve of Art Basel Hong Kong, Major Institutional Players Paint an Optimistic Outlook for the City’s Art Scene
Last Tuesday, Hong Kong lawmakers passed an overarching national security legislation, widely known as Article 23, through a unanimous vote that...