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museums
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In Tamir Rice’s death, artists found inspiration to carry on his legacy
Read more: In Tamir Rice’s death, artists found inspiration to carry on his legacySamaria Rice, left, and Terrence Spivey welcome the crowd at the Tamir Rice Sweet 16 event to raise funds for a new youth oriented cultural center Thursday, June 14th, 2018, at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo…
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Mobile Worlds
Read more: Mobile WorldsWhen Europeans of the 18th and 19th centuries established their grandest museums, each building meant to unite the world’s cultural heritage under a single roof, they had no doubt as to who should explain it all: themselves. They took a…
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Open Plan: Andrea Fraser at the Whitney
Read more: Open Plan: Andrea Fraser at the WhitneyThe average crow takes less than two hours to travel from Sing Sing maximum-security prison to the Whitney Museum of American Art, institutions separated by just 32 miles of land along New York’s Hudson river. Yet few humans journey between…
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In Response to Controversial Funder, Protestors Rechristen Met Museum Plaza
Read more: In Response to Controversial Funder, Protestors Rechristen Met Museum PlazaOn Tuesday evening, at the end of an action staged by Occupy Museums at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to protest the unveiling of the David H. Koch Plaza, three members of The Illuminator were arrested. Earlier in the evening,…
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Artbus
Read more: Artbus“Artbus is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary art. Supported by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations Artbus facilitates public access to current artistic expressions and fosters creativity and production by living artists. Artbus offers…
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Italian museum burns artworks in protest of budget cut
Read more: Italian museum burns artworks in protest of budget cutItalian museum burns artworks in protest of budget cut An Italian museum on Tuesday began burning its collection of contemporary artworks in a singular protest against harsh budget cuts that have left many cultural institutions out of pocket. The Casoria Contemporary…