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- Majority of Smithsonian’s Human Brain Specimens Was ‘Gathered Without Consent’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/smithsonian-museum-natural-history-brains-consent-washington-post-1234677078/ 67 comments
- Supreme Court to Review Warhol Lawsuit Involving Prince Portrait https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/supreme-court-warhol-foundation-lynn-goldsmith-prince-lawsuit-1234623054/ 2 comments
- Charles Csuri, ‘Father of Computer Art,’ Dies at 99 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/charles-csuri-dead-1234621107/ 6 comments
- Ai Weiwei Says Western Censorship Is 'More Concealed' and a Bigger Threat https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-weiwei-says-western-censorship-more-concealed-poses-greater-threat-1234695441/ 70 comments china
- Database of 16,000 artists used to train Midjourney AI, including 6-year-old child, garners criticism https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/midjourney-ai-artists-database-1234691955/ 17 comments technology
- Doctors Against Genocide Cancels Event at Holocaust Museum in Washington After Criticism https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/doctors-against-genocide-cancels-event-holocaust-memorial-museum-washington-1234691316/ 203 comments worldnews
- Amazon Drought Exposes Ancient Human Faces Carved into Riverbed https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/amazon-drought-exposes-ancient-human-faces-carved-riverbed-1234684698/ 9 comments worldnews
- Yuga Labs Admits to Having No Copyright Over Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/yuga-labs-admits-to-having-no-copyright-over-bored-ape-yacht-club-nfts-1234655279/ 23 comments cryptocurrency
- In Controversial Move, British Museums Will Avoid Using ‘Mummy’ to Describe Mummified Remains https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museums-mummy-description-mummified-remains-conservatives-freak-out-1234655163/ 145 comments nottheonion
- Sotheby’s Sale of U.S. Constitution Is Suddenly Postponed, Raising Alarm Among Crypto Enthusiasts https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/constitution-sothebys-postponed-constitutiondao-2-1234650138/ 6 comments cryptocurrency
- American Tourist Smashes Two 2,000-Year-Old Statues in the Vatican https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/american-tourist-smashes-ancient-statues-vatican-chiaramonti-museum-1234642090/ 40 comments worldnews
- Rare 3,000-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Chinese Royal Tombs https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rare-gold-mask-found-in-shangcheng-china-royal-tombs-1234639783/ 191 comments history
- With $12 M. Donation, Michigan’s Muskegon Museum Will Look to Build Wing Dedicated to Women Artists https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/muskegon-museum-michigan-women-artists-galleries-donation-1234630420/ 15 comments upliftingnews
- Aztec Home and Floating Gardens Over 800 Years Old Discovered in Mexico City https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/aztec-abode-floating-gardens-mexico-city-1234628230/ 41 comments worldnews
- Ukraine Has Launched an NFT ‘Museum’ to Preserve the Country’s History https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ukraine-nft-project-museum-of-war-1234623051/ 12 comments cryptocurrency
- Ukraine Has Launched an NFT ‘Museum’ to Preserve the Country’s History https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ukraine-nft-project-museum-of-war-1234623051/ 413 comments technews
- Russian Police Won’t Investigate After Vandal Draws Eyes on Painting at Museum https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/anna-leporskaya-vandalism-yeltsin-center-1234617104/ 6 comments nottheonion
- Researchers Unearth Colossal Pair of Sphinxes in Egypt https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sphinxes-found-amenhotep-iii-temple-luxor-1234616230/ 322 comments worldnews
- 2021 Has Been the Year of the NFT. But What Exactly Is an NFT? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nft-guide-1234614447/amp/ 15 comments cryptocurrency
- Thieves Steal Gallery Owner’s Multimillion-Dollar NFT Collection: 'All my apes gone' https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/todd-kramer-nft-theft-1234614874/ 7 comments nottheonion
- Thieves Steal Gallery Owner’s Multimillion-Dollar NFT Collection https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/todd-kramer-nft-theft-1234614874/ 39 comments cryptocurrency
- Thieves Steal Gallery Owner’s Multimillion-Dollar NFT Collection: ‘All My Apes Gone’ https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/todd-kramer-nft-theft-1234614874/ 3203 comments technology
- Ancient Dog Statue, Tombs Found in Rome Amid Repairs to City’s Water System https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dog-statue-tombs-found-rome-appio-latino-1234614856/amp/ 3 comments anthropology
- McDonald’s Loses Appeal to Build Drive-Through at Ancient Site in Rome https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mcdonalds-loses-appeal-baths-of-caracalla-1234614780/ 16 comments worldnews
- Controversial Plans to Modernize Notre-Dame Move Forward https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/notre-dame-restoration-modernization-plans-approved-1234613176/ 7 comments worldnews
- Controversial Plans to Modernize Notre-Dame Move Forward https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/notre-dame-restoration-modernization-plans-approved-1234613176/ 31 comments europe
- The title of "largest ever art sale by a living creator" now belongs to an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pak-merge-nft-sale-nifty-gateway-1234612436/ 8 comments cryptocurrency
- Robot painter detained because it has cameras for eyes https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artist-robot-ai-da-detained-egypt-1234607680/ 13 comments nottheonion
- Sotheby’s Brings in $26 Million with Bored Ape NFT Bundle https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/sothebys-bored-ape-nft-sale-1234603344/ 41 comments cryptocurrency
- Babylonians May Have Discovered Trigonometry 1,500 Years Before the Greeks Invented It https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/babylonians-discovered-trigonometry-1500-years-before-greeks-1234600894/ 3 comments anthropology
- Archaeologists Just Unearthed an Ancient Bust of the Roman Emperor Augustus in a Small Italian Town https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-emperor-augustus-head-statue-archaeology-1234591397/ 72 comments worldnews
- What Are the Benin Bronzes, and Why Do They Remain Controversial? https://www.artnews.com/feature/benin-bronzes-explained-repatriation-british-museum-humboldt-forum-1234588588/ 3 comments europe
- Spanish Museum to Return Two Nazi-Looted Paintings to Poland https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/museum-pontevedra-nazi-looted-paintnigs-return-poland-1234584971/ 7 comments europe
- Whether objectification is bad depends on the object: “It would be terrible to be treated like a paper towel… But it would not be so bad to be treated like an artwork” -- Becca Rothfeld (Harvard) https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/object-lessons-henry-james1234577107-1234577107/ 4 comments philosophy
- Botched Restoration of Spanish Sculpture Draws Scrutiny https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/restoration-spanish-sculpture-botched-1234576275/ 3 comments nottheonion
- Scientist Discovers Hidden Drawing Beneath the ‘Mona Lisa’ - The underdrawing, detected by multispectral analysis, was likely created using the spolvero technique, a method for transferring a sketch to canvas in which holes are pricked along the outline of an image and dusted with charcoal https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mona-lisa-hidden-drawing-study-1234571944/ 12 comments science
- Munch’s ‘Scream’ Is Fading Because of Viewers’ Breath, New Study Finds https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/edvard-munch-the-scream-humidity-study-1202687525/ 22 comments science
- Socialist Realism’s Russian Renaissance http://www.artnews.com/2014/05/19/socialist-realism-has-a-russian-renaissance/ 6 comments russia
- Marina Abramovic on Right-Wing Attacks: ‘It's Absolutely Outrageous and Ridiculous’ http://www.artnews.com/2016/11/04/marina-abramovic-on-right-wing-attacks-its-absolutely-outrageous-and-ridiculous/ 23 comments politics
- Ai Weiwei Receives Three-Year German Visa http://www.artnews.com/2015/10/21/ai-weiwei-receives-three-year-german-visa/ 5 comments worldnews