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A still from video included in the ‘Turn and See Back’, depicting Trans Pride marches. Photo: Jiyan Andiç Turkish authorities have banned an exhibition that explores the art and history of the country’s transgender community, the Art Newspaper reported Thursday. Authorities shut down the exhibition, titled “Turn and See Back: Revisiting Trans Revolutions in Turkey,” …

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The immersive exhibition ‘Tintin, L’aventure Immersive’ at the ‘Atelier des Lumieres’ on October 20, 2022 in Paris, France. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES PEEKABOO. A self-portrait of the coal miner artist Norman Cornish has been rediscovered on the reverse of one of his crowded …

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Dominick Di Meo. Courtesy Corbett vs. Dempsey Dominick Di Meo, an artist who shook up Chicago’s art scene in the 1960s with surreal paintings and collages, only to gain a following far beyond the city late in his career, has died at 97. His death was announced on Sunday by his Chicago gallery, Corbett vs. …

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The Paris Olympics have unexpectedly closed galleries in the Saint Germain des Près area. Photo Chesnot/Getty Images Many galleries in Paris’s Saint Germain des Près area, one of the city’s major art hubs, were unexpectedly forced to close on Thursday, due to security measures put in place for the upcoming Olympic Games’s opening ceremony taking …

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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures-Entrance on November 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has been a commercial hit and a critical misfire. In an era of declining Oscar telecast ratings, the new institution’s robust ticket sales — there have been nearly 2 million visitors since it opened …

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Estrago patrimonial no prédio do Congresso Nacional, invadido na tarde deste domingo (8), por manifestantes bolsonaristas. É possível identificar objetos quebrados, cadeiras jogadas e vidros estilhaçados, além de extintores e mangueiras contra incêndio espalhadas pelo local. No Salão Nobre, a galeria de retratos oficiais de ex-presidentes do Senado Federal também foi depredada. Foto: Jefferson Rudy/Agência …

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