We spoke to a 16-year-old activist about why she’s co-signed a letter threatening to boycott the Royal Shakespeare Company

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We spoke to MIT’s artist-in-residence about the new substance – which absorbs 99.995 percent of incoming light

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The theft at Blenheim Palacetakes its place among the most notable robberies in recent art history

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The London-based filmmaker will work on site in close ‘proximity to the gallery’s collection, research and teams’

The menstrual cup is now part of the London museum’s ongoing project which responds to major design moments

Visitors to the artist’s 2020 retrospective will be invited to squeeze between a pair of nude performers

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Peter Meijer called the performers ‘special souls’ who needed to be ‘protected’

In further news: Caroline Lucas to curate exhibition; Australian gallery defends itself against self-censorship claims

The University of Chicago Library has received a gift of over 2,700 photographs by the late American street photographer

Goldin and 12 other activists were arrested outside Governor Cuomo’s office in New York

The number of students choosing creative subjects has fallen by 6.5 percent this year, as the arts continue to be marginalized in schools

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