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An essay by the respected Professor Norman Geras has been flagged by the University of Reading as ‘sensitive’ under UK’s Counter-Terrorism scheme

The US artist has been told to pay €135,000 after copying a 1985 advertising campaign by the French fashion label

In further news: Italian government cracks down on art crime; and screening live arts performances fails to diversify audiences 

Artist Michelle Hartney has created #MeToo-inspired wall labels to call out the abusive actions of art history’s icons

Children from lower income families half as likely to learn a musical instrument as their richer counterparts

Black Lives Matter Arts+Culture has been launched in a bid to promote African American artists ‘changing the world’

The museum is including Indigenous pieces in its American wing for the first time – but did it consult with tribal representatives?

In further news: a long-lost tapestry owned by Henry VIII re-emerges; Kerry James Marshall’s Chicago Public Library mural withdrawn from auction

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, born to Irish parents but describes himself as ‘mixed-heritage’, won a theatre job meant to go to a BAME applicant

Owners of luxury flats overlooked by the Tate Blavatnik extension are attempting to block visitor access from the 360-degree viewing platform 

Plans for the GBP£1 million monument have been revealed in Manchester

Researchers have compiled an illustrated resource that throws light on overlooked female artists from the 15th to 19th centuries

In further news: cultural figures demand resignation of Germany’s foreign minister; Joan Miró paintings damaged in Venice floods

English Heritage are calling for more commemorative plaques in London devoted to women from history; and you can nominate your own

Artist collective For Freedoms’s campaign draws attention to issues of diversity and civic responsibility in the election run-up

In further art world silliness: drug dealers disguised as art dealers; and Takashi Murakami pays homage to Kanye

A leading surgeon says that the loss of creative subjects in UK schools means students lack important tactile knowledge

A New York federal judge has rejected Lamar partial summary judgement in the case

In further news: Syria’s National Museum in Damascus reopens; and a protest at the British Museum’s protest-themed show

Shows featuring counterfeit work by the Japanese artist Kusama and her compatriot Takashi Murakami, have appeared in at least six Chinese cities