At the University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art, curators and students engage in conversations about end-of-life care through the lens of art history.
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Artists Display 20,000 Poppies Outside NY Stock Exchange
Each paper flower represented a Palestinian life lost since October 7.
Met Museum to Return 16 Looted Khmer Artifacts
The works, linked with infamous antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford, will be repatriated to Cambodia and Thailand.
Rediscovered Rembrandt Portraits May Be the Artist’s Smallest Paintings
The tiny pair of oval paintings of an older couple from Rembrandt’s family circle will be displayed for the first time in nearly 200 years.
Zara Stores Face Protests Over Ads Evoking Palestinian Suffering
The fast-fashion brand’s since-withdrawn campaign featured images of white-cloth bundles resembling the bodies of Palestinians killed in Gaza.
YOU Get a Portrait, Oprah!
A new painting of the media mogul by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren is joining the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
German School Cancels Forensic Architecture Lecture on Police Killing
Over 200 students and faculty members condemned the decision, which they say is based on the group’s research into Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Far-Right President Javier Milei Axes Argentina’s Culture Ministry
The libertarian leader and dictatorship denier also eradicated agencies dedicated to women, gender, and diversity and the environment.
Palestinian-American Woman Asked to Remove Veil and Face Jewelry at Art Basel
Samera Abed believes she was targeted for “wearing my heritage clothing, for signaling that I’m from this specific culture.”
The Pantone Color of the Year “Conspiracy,” Explained
TikTok users are calling BS on the company in videos alleging that the chosen hues align with the interests of tech giants.
Art Student Fights for Free Speech After School Asks to Remove Pro-Palestine Signs
MFA student Morgan Patten and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression claim Brooklyn College’s actions violate her First Amendment rights.
Merde! Paris’s Louvre Museum Is About to Get Pricier
The museum is raising fees by almost 30% starting in January, citing rising energy costs among other reasons.