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Archaeologists Discover Cache of Ancient Gold Jewelry in One of Egypt’s Most Famous Temples 

The Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt, 2012. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists have discovered a collection of jewelry dating back to the early 26th Dynasty during excavation work in the northwestern part of the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt. The Temple of Karnak is one of Egypt’s most significant complexes, boasting as many as 20 …

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The Black Lives Matter Mural is Being Dismantled in Washington, D.C.

Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street, Washington, D.C., 2021. Photo Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images On Monday, construction crews began dismantling the Black Lives Matter (BLM) mural in Washington, D.C., just down the street from President Donald Trump‘s official residence. The large, yellow mural, which was part of a larger plaza, was painted by the city …

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Chinese Architect Liu Jiakun Wins Pritzker Prize for Thoughtful, Human-Centered Design

Pritzker Prize winner Liu Jiakun’s West Village complex. photo courtesy of Chen Chen Liu Jiakun, a Chengdu-based architect known for his sensitive, place-driven approach to design, has been awarded the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious honor in architecture. Liu, who has spent decades crafting a body of work rooted in the traditions and materials of …

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Mexican Artist Duo ASMA Follow Their Materials into the Unconscious 

ASMA, “Nude and the Staircase, (A Doll),” 2024. Doll (Found objects, wood, metal, epoxy resin, silicone, fabric, synthetic hair, cardboard, acrylic, elastic, plastic, polyurethane, adhesive tape), vintage miniature playing cards, artist-made lamps. Doll: 40 ½ x 11 ¾ x 4 inches (103 x 30 x 10 cm); installation dimensions variable. Commissioned SculptureCenter, New York. Courtesy …

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Gene Hackman’s Paintings, Canceled Exhibition in DC, and More: Morning Links for February 28, 2025

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa pose for a portrait in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images Good Morning! Amid an ongoing investigation into the mysterious death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, the actor’s less-famous art practice comes to light.  Artist Andil Gosine’s exhibition based on his book about queer theory …

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Monaco Court Annuls Case Against Billionaire Art Collector Dmitry Rybolovlev

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev attends the Rose Ball 2014 in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation at Sporting Monte-Carlo on March 29, 2014 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Getty Images Dmitriy Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire and majority owner of the French football club AS Monaco, has been cleared of all criminal proceedings in Monaco, following a ruling by …

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