Hidden Cézanne Mural Found, Museum Asks for Public’s Help in Excavating Fossil, and More: Morning Links for February 21, 2024
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A Groundbreaking Art Exhibition Explores the Undertold Stories of Black People in the Antebellum North
The exhibition is on view until March 24 at the American Folk Art Museum in New York.
British Museum Makes Emergency Repairs to Several Galleries Due to Leaking Roofs
Humidity levels and dripping water had been concerning to institutional leadership.
$30 M. Brice Marden Painting Poised to Break Artist’s Auction Record
The work left Marden’s studio in 2007, and has not been seen publicly since then.
Grimes Declares Google Gemini AI the ‘Most Impactful Art Project of the Decade’
She called it a “masterpiece of performance art.”
Baxter St at CCNY Receives $1 M. Grant from Mellon Foundation
The organization will use the grant to grow its photography-focused programming.
Cairo Expands Public Access to Iconic Medieval Citadel as Egypt Prepares Grand Plan to Boost Tourism
Egypt plans to unveil a new plan to boost tourism in the coming months.
Submerged Stone Age Wall May Be Europe’s Oldest Known Structure, Toppled Edward Colston Statue Heads to Museum, and More: Morning Links for February 13, 2024
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Suspect Arrested in Relation to the Theft and Destruction of Bronze Jackie Robinson Statue in Kansas Park
The bronze statue made national headlines after thieves cut the historic figure off at its ankles, and burned remains were found in a trash can five days later.
