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Ninety-Two Museum Leaders Denounce Climate Actions Targeting Art
Source artforum.com Ninety-two museum directors from around the world have signed a statement from the International Council of Museums (ICOM) condemning the recent actions by environmental activist groups such as Just
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Moscow Art Biennale Canceled
Source artforum.com The Ninth Moscow Art Biennale, scheduled to open at the Russian capital’s Tretyakov Gellery November 7, was officially canceled by the Russian Ministry of Culture on November 4, The Art Newspaper reports.
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Tau Lewis’s Monumental Textile Masks Envision a Mythical Post-Apocalyptic Transformation
Source Colossal “Saint Mozelle” (2022). All images © Tau Lewis, courtesy of the artist and 52 Walker, New York, shared with permission Translating to “the voice of the people is the voice of god,” Vox Populi, Vox Dei is artist Tau Lewis’s reimagining of historic systems and principles. The Latin phrase is often associated with the British Whig party…
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Plans for Beirut Museum of Art Revealed
Source artforum.com Officials connected with the Beirut Museum of Art (BeMa) detailed their vision for the yet-to-be-built institution at a talk taking place this week at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, as reported by
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Emily Hesse (1980–2022)
Source artforum.com British multidisciplinary artist Emily Hesse, whose work examined materialism, class, the Anthropocene, and the relationship of land to the formation of societies, died of ovarian cancer November 4 at
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From Sailor Moon To Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”, This Teacher Surprises His Students With Stunning Chalkboard Art
Source Design You Trust Hirotaka Hamasaki is a high school art teacher and a graphic designer from Nara, Japan who has a special formula to inspire students before a class starts. He reproduces world-known art masterpieces or popular characters on his blackboard by using only chalk! From Sailor Moon to Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night”,…
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Artist Reveals What’s Wrong With Our Modern Society In New Satirical Illustrations
Source Design You Trust Art is not just about beauty. One of its greatest powers is precisely the ability to reveal the realities of the world without having to use absolutely any words, thus crossing the borders of language limitations. Polish illustrator, Pawel Kuczynski’s work does exactly that. In an intelligent and creative way, the…
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San Francisco Museums to Offer Free Admission Weekend
Source artforum.com Twenty-one San Francisco arts institutions will waive admission fees for visitors the weekend of December 3–4, thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor. Museums already offering free admission will
