WORLD ART
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Amid a National Crisis, Sri Lankan Artists Look Back—And Look Forward
In the four months leading up to July 9 toppling of Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a protest village formed in Colombo,...
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Albuquerque Museum Returns Indigenous Artifacts to Mexico
The Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico has returned to Mexico a collection of antiquities donated to the museum and kept in storage for more than a...
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Ebony and Jet’s Historic Photo Archive Is Now Owned by the Getty and Smithsonian Museum
The archive of Johnson Publishing , an invaluable collection of photographs depicting African American culture in the 20th century,...
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Documenta Faces New Anti-Semitism Allegations Over Work by Algerian Women’s Collective
Documenta , the famed recurring art show in Kassel, Germany, was once again the subject of allegations of anti-Semitism this week after prominent...
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These Are the Best Chinese-Style Bamboo Brushes for Painting and Calligraphy
Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When...
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Barbara Kruger’s Market Is Hot, Albuquerque Museum Repatriates Artifacts to Mexico, and More: Morning Links for July 28, 2022
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Singapore’s Art Market Is Capitalizing on the Hong Kong Exodus
One fifth the size of Rhode Island, Singapore is an island city-state, off the peninsula of Malaysia, in the middle of Southeast Asia, that...
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Gowri Natarajan Sharma Becomes First Person of Color to Chair Dallas Museum’s Board
The Dallas Museum of Art in Texas has named Gowri Natarajan Sharma as its new board president, making her the first person of color to chair...
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The Best Acrylic Matte Mediums for Artists and Hobbyists
Acrylic medium is a versatile product for use with acrylic paint and in mixed-media projects. A liquid that’s milky when wet and translucent when...
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British Man Jailed in Iraq on Smuggling Charges Freed, Damien Hirst Prepares to Burn Paintings, and More: Morning Links for July 27, 2022
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