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Kehinde Wiley’s New Work Underscores the Pitfalls of His Signature Approach: Swapping Black Figures into European Compositions
A towering 13-foot bronze equestrian statue gets its own dedicated room in Kehinde Wiley’s exhibition at the de Young Museum. Modeled after a...
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New Mexico Judge Grants and Dismisses Claims Made By Meow Wolf in Ongoing Copyright Fight
A federal judge in New Mexico has granted and dismissed some of the claims made by the art company Meow Wolf in response to a copyright...
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Amid Tightening of Cultural Protections Worldwide, Austria Proposes New Restitution Laws
The Austrian government has announced plans to propose a new law requiring museums to return objects acquired in a colonial context by March...
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Curator Allison Glenn Reveals Her Top Five Recent Obsessions
Allison Glenn is the curator of the Counterpublic 2023 triennial currently on view in St. Louis. In her role, she considers the importance of...
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Google Doodle Honors Polish Sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz’s 93rd Birthday
The artist Magdalena Abakanowicz would have been 93 today. On the occasion of her birthday, Google honored the artist with a...
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Designer Paul Smith Sends Banksy to Auction, Prix Ars Electronica Winners Named, and More: Morning Links for June 20, 2023
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Independent Names 32 Exhibitors for Second 20th-Century Art Fair
Independent New York has revealed the exhibitors for its second-ever 20th Century art fair in New York, devoted to art made during that...
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Walters Art Museum Staffers Vote to Unionize, Ann and Gordon Getty Sale Nets $21.9 M., and More: Morning Links for June 19, 2023
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‘He Was Constantly Creating’: Little-Seen Barkley Hendricks Photos Get a New York Showcase
The artist Barkley L. Hendricks, who died in 2017, was known for his sleek, large-scale paintings of his friends. He was less widely known for...
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Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum Is Reviewing Its Collection of Human Remains. Here’s Why That Matters for Disability Representation.
Riva Lehrer is a Disabled artist and writer based in Chicago. She teaches Medical Humanites at Northwestern University. A few days ago,...