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An Asian Imports Store, Not a Museum, Is the Site of the Summer’s Most Surprising Art Show
Most galleries have closed their doors for the summer, leaving a more unconventional venue as the surprising site of one of the most exciting...
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Florence’s Vasari Corridor Vandalized, OpenSea Exec Sentenced for Insider Trading, and More: Morning Links for August 24, 2023
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British Museum Officials Were Warned of Thefts in 2021, Emails Reveal
A Danish art dealer alerted the British Museum to allegedly stolen items in 2021, but was dismissed by senior staff and told “collection is...
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NBA Star Jaylen Brown and Set Free Richardson Are Leading an Initiative to Bring NBA Rookies into Art Collecting
Earlier this summer, in Las Vegas, the NBA rookie class gathered at the Palms Casino Resort for Rookie One Court, a welcome party for newly...
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London’s National Gallery ‘Resolves’ Incident Involving Man Who Scaled its Roof
It wasn’t a kinetic sculpture or performance piece: a man, clad in a grey tracksuit, climbed onto the roof of the National Gallery in London...
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The Met Plans Harlem Renaissance Show, ‘Art Worlds’ Sociologist Howard S. Becker Dies at 95, and More: Morning Links for August 23, 2023
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Smithsonian Secretary Apologizes After Human Brain Specimens Investigation
Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III has responded to a report on on his institution’s collection of human brain specimens, which...
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Native American Artist G. Peter Jemison on Searching for Identity and Summoning a Great Pumpkin
Native American artist G. Peter Jemison, who lives and works near Rochester, New York, has been exploring Seneca traditions in many mediums...
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Prehistoric Woman Could Likely Hunt as Well as Men, Researchers Say
Prehistoric peoples used a weapon called an atlatl that a new study indicates was an “equalizer” that allowed women to hunt as effectively as...
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Billionaires Behind Shanghai’s Long Museum to Sell Works from Their Collection at Sotheby’s
Billionaire collectors Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei, the founders of Shanghai’s Long Museum, will sell an estimated $150 million worth of art...