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Why a plantation house fire ignited a heated debate over slavery’s legacy

A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses where scores of enslaved Africans labored, has sparked joy and anger online

The Independent UK

Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It's about anger and pain over slavery, too

A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in the Deep South where scores of enslaved Africans labored, has sparked mass jubilation and consternation

The Independent UK

Trump cuts federal grants to plantation museum focused on reality of slavery

Whitney Plantation has two grants for Black history and culture terminated in ‘furtherance of president’s agenda’

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How an outsider captured the intimacy of Gullah Geechee life in 13 portraits

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe’s exhibit at the Whitney Museum depicts the rich culture of Daufuskie Island

The Guardian - US

‘Silence is a very obscure sound’: Christine Sun Kim on her sound art

The artist’s new survey at the Whitney shows how she has found a way to create work involving sound as a deaf artist

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Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art is now charging for entry. It’s a sign our cultural sector needs help

From January 31, Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) will reintroduce ticketed entry, charging adults $20 for general admission and $35 for combined special exhibitions and museum entry. Entry will remain free for Australian students and people under 18.

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The most exciting US art exhibitions in 2025

The next 12 months offers a wide range of challenging and unusual exhibitions from artists such as Ruth Asawa and Rashid Johnson

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Amy Sherald: ‘Sublimity in Black life can be seen in our ability to persist’

The portraitist, known for her paintings of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, is bringing her first major museum survey to San Francisco and then New York City

The Guardian - US

Alvin Ailey: new exhibition celebrates the life and legacy of a dance icon

At the Whitney in New York, an expansive exhibition six years in the making looks back at the visionary artist and choreographer

The Guardian - US

‘I want to be where the energy’s at’: photographer Ryan McGinley on youth culture, creativity and being collected by Elton John

A new exhibition of Elton’s photography collection features images by McGinley, who shot to fame in his 20s for documenting the joyous excesses of young Americans

The Guardian - UK

IndiGo’s fleet groundings rise to over 70 after engine issue

IndiGo's aircraft groundings increase to 70 due to engine issues, but the airline remains profitable and expects growth.

The Hindu

The Whitney plots Harold Cohen’s artistic AI adventures

‘Harold Cohen: AARON’, at the Whitney Museum of American Art celebrates the artist’s software – the earliest AI program for artmaking – as an artwork in its own right

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'Fear and worry': Braddon businesses say Lonsdale street upgrades hampering trade

One retailer says she's weeks from being forced to close.

The Canberra Times

A Dallas high school football referee ripped off a player's helmet during a game

A referee pushed and pulled off the helmet of a student football player after the two collided during a game Friday night. The Texas high school athletic association is investigating.

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High School Official Goes Viral for Ripping Helmet off Player After Incidental Bump

The governing body for Texas high school sports is investigating the matter, which occurred Friday night in Dallas.

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‘Drawing was her center of gravity’: another side of sculptor Ruth Asawa

The artist is best-known for her elaborate wire sculptures but a new exhibition at the Whitney highlights her lesser-known drawings

The Guardian - US

‘We’re craving intimacy’: how art can show the power and limitations of trust

In a new exhibition at the Whitney, 11 diverse artists explore ‘trust and also its failure’ through their work

Chicago Sun-Times

Taste of Chicago 2023: Doug E. Fresh, Proyecto Uno, Whitney to perform

Some of the city’s favorite restaurants will be showcased at this year’s Taste, Sept. 8-10.

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The Guardian - US

‘What are we passing on?’: artists examine importance of inheritance

In a new exhibition at the Whitney Museum, the concept of inheritance and its many meanings is explored

The Guardian - US

The best US exhibitions and art events for Pride month

This year’s annual celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and history offers up a diverse set of exhibitions, screenings and happenings

The Independent UK

Sotheby's buys modernist Breuer building from Whitney Museum, will move NYC galleries there

The auction house Sotheby’s will buy the modernist Marcel Breuer-designed building that housed New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art for nearly 50 years

The Guardian - US

Refigured: exhibition explores identity through alternate worlds

In a new exhibition at the Whitney, five artists tackle how concepts of self can cross between physical and virtual realms

The Guardian - US

Edward Hopper’s New York: exploring the artist’s relationship with the city

A new exhibition showcases more than 200 pictures from the ‘quintessential American realist’ that highlight a key connection between person and place

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‘It’s so joyful and full of promise’: a modernism exhibition aims for hope

At a new exhibition at the Whitney in New York, a look back at early 20th-century modernist art offers optimism and also a rare diversity

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