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artcrimeprof.bsky.social
News that makes me want to cheer and also punch Franz Boas right in the face for stealing an entire shrine plus 16 ancestors from the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation in 1903: rabble.ca/indigenous/t.... Thanks for (finally) doing the right thing, American Museum of Natural History!
The Whalers Washing House finally coming home
Taken more than 100 years ago, the Whalers Washing House is finally coming home.
rabble.ca
March 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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livnstutz.bsky.social
A recently published analysis of a 17th century painting reminds us of how misogyny, racism, and xenophobia are mobilized in times of insecurity. Well, old habits die hard. That sounds uncomfortably familiar.
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Rare Painting of Black Woman Reveals Historical Attitudes | Artnet News
A highly unusual 17th-century painting featuring a Black sitter and a white sitter side by side is on rare public view.
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January 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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joycewhitevance.bsky.social
Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.
January 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social quits the Washington Post after a cartoon mocking Post-owner Jeff Bezos is refused. Cartoon for @trouw.nl: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje...

#JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #StandWithAnn #pressfreedom
Cartoon showing Jeff Bezos walking into the office of the Washington Post, followed by two servants pushing wheelbarrows filled with money. The slogan 'Democracy Dies in Darkness' lies discarded on the ground, while a new slogan 'Whatever You Say, Mr. Bezos' is being installed above the door. A cartoonist labeled 'Ann Telnaes' walks out through a side door with a sign on it that reads 'Critical cartoonists and journalists - exit here'.
January 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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artcrimeprof.bsky.social
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco acquired four sculptures looted from Thailand in the 1960s. Instead of making a quiet repatriation, they're using the process to invite discussion of what a museum is for and how it can be used by communities: exhibitions.asianart.org/exhibitions/...
Installation view for the "Moving Objects: Learning from Local and Global Communities" exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Close-up photograph of an ancient bronze sculpture in the "Moving Objects: Learning from Local and Global Communities" exhibition at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
December 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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chiuangelas.bsky.social
'LOOT' is a new documentary on the looting & restitution of Cambodia's antiquities. It's by New Theory Pictures and expected to premiere in 2025. Here's the trailer: vimeo.com/1026332004/9...
LOOT TRAILER
This is "LOOT TRAILER" by New Theory Pictures on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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December 19, 2024 at 1:57 AM