April 26, 2022 • View in browser
Good morning. 🌧️ Today, Turkish arts philanthropist and activist Osman Kavala was sentenced to life in prison for his support of political dissent in the country, Simone Leigh and Sonia Boyce both win Golden Lions at the Venice Biennale, hundreds at the British Museum protest the institution's BP sponsorship, reviews of Grace D. Li and an exhibition on deepfakes, and much more.
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