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February 28, 2020

Yes, MAAM! Boston Is Excited to Meet Its Newest Contemporary Art Museum

A reporter visits the new MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) and speaks to some of the 2,600 visitors who passed through the front doors on opening day.

Heather Kapplow

Bloomberg’s Flailing Campaign Designs “Not a Socialist” Hats for Cap-italist Voters

Priced at $17.76, the pre-sale has already sold out.

Sarah Rose Sharp

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Apply to CalArts Summer Art Residency in Partnership with Hauser & Wirth

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) relaunches its five-week art residency this summer with workshops and lectures from esteemed visiting artists including Dena Yago, Rachel Yezbick, and American Artist. Deadline to apply is March 31st.

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Norway Will Demolish Building Famous for Its Picasso Murals

While the government promises to preserve the Picasso murals to be utilized in a new building, preservationists are unmoved.

An “Atlas of Hate” Maps Poland’s Anti-LGBTQ Governments

The map responds to the more than 80 Polish municipal and local governments that announced themselves as “free from LGBT ideology.”

1,700 3D Models of Cultural Heritage Objects Now Available in Public Domain

In conjunction with Creative Commons and museums like the Smithsonian Institute, Sketchfab launched a virtual collection of rare and mesmerizing artifacts.

Sotheby’s Moves Hong Kong Art Sales to New York; First-edition Jane Austen Novels Go to Auction

Also, the collection of a former president of the Museum of Modern Art — valued at $450 million — will be sold, and more.

An Artist Paints Love and Life in Maputo, Mozambique

Drawn from archival photographs, memories, and imagination, Cassi Namoda’s family portraits emanate warmth and comfort.

Lizzy Vartanian Collier

The “Wrong Biennale” Seeks to Create the Right Conditions for Digital Art

Started as a way for digital and new media artists to circumvent the elitist infrastructure of art fairs, the Wrong hosts work online, for free. This year they’ve added a physical exhibition in Chicago.

Justin Kamp

Who’s Responsible for Bad Reporting on Mummies?

From questionable race science to an inaccurate synthesis of a mummy’s voice, scholars regularly contribute to providing poor understandings of the past.

Michael Press

A French Collective Looks to Create Solidarity Among Art Workers

ART ON STRIKE was created in early December as trade unions called for protests against the government’s new pension scheme and has since been consistent in organizing protests and demonstrations.

Sarah Gould

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