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Good morning. ⛅Today, a contemporary take on a Bosch masterpiece, a new book documents every rape depicted at the Met Museum, and a disturbing trade in human remains continues to take place on Instagram and other social media platforms.
— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief
A Contemporary Take on Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights”
Simphiwe Ndzube masterly weaves Bosch’s iconography into his macabre landscapes that reflect water scarcity. | Kealey Boyd
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Jacques-Louis David’s 1788 painting of Antoine and Marie-Anne Lavoisier
A three-year analysis conducted by the Met has uncovered the original composition of Jacques-Louis David’s painting of revolutionary scientists Antoine and Marie-Anne Lavoisier.
A temporary installation commemorating murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi was displayed at the National Mall in Washington, DC, calling attention to the Saudi Crown Prince's human rights abuses on his birthday.
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What “All the Rapes in the Met Museum” Tell Us About Sexual Violence in Art History
A new book project by Macushla Robinson looks at the way in which sexual violence is discussed, and often downplayed, in museum wall labels and cataloguing. | Valentina Di Liscia
Painterly Visions of Zimbabwe Emerge in Soho
In this small art exhibition, the rich figural painting tradition of this southern African nation shines through. | Seph Rodney
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Why We Should Not be Trading Human Bones on Instagram
We shouldn’t need a law explicitly declaring “No one can own dead people,” though perhaps that would help. We need enforcement of the laws that we do have. | Shawn Graham and Damien Huffer
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