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Good morning. 🌤️ Today, an art dealer who once tipped off authorities about looted antiquities is now wanted for his own alleged art trafficking, the Brooklyn Public Library launches a cool, new vinyl record lending library (you can borrow a vinyl for three weeks!), our false perceptions of the medieval period, the brilliant work of ancient Maya dentists, and much more.
— Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor
What Our Fantasies About the European “Middle Ages” Say About Us
An exhibition depicts how people have reimagined the medieval period in the centuries since, and how they have revealed their own interests and ideals with each new interpretation. | Anne Wallentine
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
Maya Inlaid human teeth incrusted with jade and pyrite. (via Wikimedia Commons)
New findings reveal that the sealant used to hold inlaid Mayan teeth stones helped prevent infection and tooth decay.
The Manhattan DA’s office issues an arrest warrant for Lebanese art dealer and previous antiquities trafficking informant Georges Lotfi.
- The Brooklyn Public Library is launching a new vinyl lending library with over 400 titles to listen to or check out for up to three weeks.
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Experience Paul Revere Williams’ Architectural Designs Through the Lens of Janna Ireland
The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno welcomes guests to learn about “The Architect to the Stars” through captivating black and white photography. On view through October 2. Learn more.
ART & FILM
One of China's First Modern Sculptors Has a New York Retrospective
During his 84-year life, Liu helped shape a new Chinese cultural image rooted in the contributions and sacrifices of everyday people. | Billy Anania
Brazilian Nights From an Animal’s Point of View
Playing at several film festivals this late summer, Ana Vaz’s It Is Night in America asks the viewer to take on unusual perspectives. | Andrew Northrop
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