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further news: a long-lost tapestry owned by Henry VIII re-emerges; Kerry James Marshall’s Chicago Public Library mural withdrawn from auction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

At an extraordinary press conference yesterday, some key clues were given away as to what to expect from the artist at Venice

In further news: German pavilion announces artist for Venice; Emmanuel Macron urges art world to fight extremism

The image of a young shirtless protester clutching a Palestinian flag drew art-historical comparisons on Twitter

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Canadian doctors are experimenting with a new initiative combating physical and mental ailments

Along with other prominent figures, the British architect has stepped down from Neom’s advisory board following Jamal Khashoggi’s death