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Co-founded by filmmaker and Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, the $1 billion art museum currently under construction, will showcase the couple’s 100,000-item collection.
The Sackler Family is accused of pushing doctors to prescribe Oxycontin and misrepresented its risk factors, contributing to the opioid crisis that is gripping the US.
Gloria Steinem, the statue’s most vocal critics, told the New York Times that the design was “not enough,” and that the proposal made it look like Anthony and Stanton “are standing on the names of these other women.”
The first sign was erected in 2007 and was stolen the following year. The second one was riddled with bullet holes and the third was shot up 35 days later.
Brown joins the museum at a moment of widespread change as BMA places major emphasis on diversity, equity, and access.
Over 200 prominent artists, scholars, and critics signed an open letter entreating New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) and its board member Larry Fink to end their investments in private prison companies. Protesters gathered outside the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in New York to call on its board member Larry Fink, CEO of…
The musician selected 13 pieces from his collection, many of which were acquired directly from artists as a result of his strong personal relationships within the creative industries
Jarvis Boyland’s most outstanding pieces focus on intimate portraits of queer, black men in the comfort of domestic settings, free from the prejudices which follow them throughout their life.
Quinn’s first solo outing with the 16-gallery empire will be in the fall at its branch in Beverly Hills
The event will bring together philosophers, authors, artists, and musicians for a series of conversations and performances
The initiative will provide training and resources to museums over the next three years to help them better reflect the communities they serve.
Nicole Mitchell is probably the most inventive flutist in the past 30 years of jazz.
More than 50% of visitors to the Louvre in 2018 were under 30 – helped by the success of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s video
The complete set of 4 screen prints are estimated to sell between £40,000-£60,000
With the government shutdown continuing into the new year, Smithsonian museums take a nap.
The natural mineral water giant hopes
Abloh will design a recycle revolution
Lina Iris Viktor claims the music video “All The Stars” tries to mimic the “unique look and feel” of her works.
The Met is slated to begin the Rockefeller Wing renovation in late 2020, with completion expected in the following year.
Her work has sparked collaborations with Puma—for whom she designed a capsule collection—and a live performance with Kendrick Lamar at Art Basel Miami
