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How a Once Hidden Cache of Art and Archives Expand Narratives of Walter Pach and Mexican Modernism

August 19, 2020

Smithsonian Magazine - I will never forget the startling moment when I pulled Frida Kahlo’s (1907–1954) tiny, tin-framed painting, Survivor, out of a dirty, unlabeled cardboard box stacked in a closet in an un...

Museums and Other New York Cultural Institutions Can Open Aug. 24

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August 19, 2020

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NY TIMES - Museums and other cultural institutions will be allowed to open in New York City starting on Aug. 24, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday, following five months of a pandemic shutdown that has result...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Art enthusiasts prepare to enter the Frieze London Art Fair on October 18, 2013 in London, England. The annual Frieze Art Fair takes place in London's Regent's Park and runs from October 17 to 20. The exhibition comprises of the Frieze Masters exhibition and Frieze London which aim to showcase historic and established art as well as contemporary works. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Frieze’s London Art Fairs Will Be Smaller and Very Different This Fall

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June 23, 2020

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artnet - Plus, museum workers pen an open letter to New York institutions calling for concrete action and MOCA Cleveland's director resigns. - more art news ...

Oxford University Votes to Remove Its Controversial Statue of Victorian Imperialist Cecil Rhodes

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June 23, 2020

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Artnet - An Oxford University college has voted to remove its controversial statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes following mass demonstrations campaigning to take it down. - read more ...

The Africa Center Is Commemorating the End of Slavery in the US With a Three-Story Black Lives Matter Installation

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June 23, 2020

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Artnet - The Africa Center in New York is celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US, with a new 45-foot-tall window display proclaiming the message “Black Lives Matter.” - read m...

Want to See Michelangelo Again? The Vatican Museums Are Reopening Next Week

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May 15, 2020

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artnet news - What will reopening look like for the Vatican Museums, which have been closed since March 9? Mandatory face masks, temperature checks at entry, and strict social distancing requirements. - read mo...

After Initially Hoping to Stick to Its September Opening, EXPO Chicago Has Been Postponed Until April 2021

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May 15, 2020

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artnet news - Another domino has fallen in the art industry’s international fair schedule, as the ninth edition of EXPO Chicago has been postponed from September 2020 to April 2021. - read more...

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“Rather than attempt to reconcile museums’ contradictions, we should start again”

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May 15, 2020

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dezeen - In late summer 1939, in anticipation of the imminent start of the second world war, all the paintings in London's National Gallery were taken down and transported to an old slate mine in Wales for safe...

Two Dozen Mayors From Across the US Are Urging Congress to Send Urgently Needed Funding for the Arts in Its Next Relief Package

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May 15, 2020

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Artnews - Mayors from 22 cities across the country, including those from New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, sent a letter to congress this week to formally ask for funding for the arts and culture sector...

People wait in line on Oct. 27 for the exhibition Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors, which runs through Jan. 1 at The Broad contemporary museum in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)
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Why Los Angeles is America’s free museum capital

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April 16, 2020

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The Art Newspaper- The coronavirus has changed US museums’ priorities faster than you can buy hand sanitiser—instead of trying to pack their galleries, institutions have closed their doors altogether to limit v...