When participants modified an exhibition text to include Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the nonprofit asked them to “rework the essay to include both sides of the argument.”
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When Elizabeth Catlett Sculpted Martin Luther King Jr.
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A Running List of Resources to Help Artists Impacted by LA Fires
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Find Awe and Inspiration in Thousands of Public Domain Artworks
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“It Looks Like a Bomb Exploded”: LA Artists Grapple With Loss as Fires Rage
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Wax Figure of Benjamin Netanyahu Targeted in Mexico City
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Canadian Pop Artist and AIDS Activist Joe Average Dies at 67
His HIV diagnosis in 1985 drove him to dedicate his life to his art, distinct for its prismatic color scheme and inspiring messages.
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Rita Blitt on the Lifelong Art of Creating
The Midwestern painter, who developed an Abstract Expressionist practice away from New York’s buzzy circles, is now in her 90s and defying expectations of what an artist should be.
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Steven Englander, Visionary Director of ABC No Rio, Dies at 63
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