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Homecoming. The The New York Times Has a report from Cotonou, Benin, where Gallery displayed Among the 26 items looted by France in 1892 and returned to the country last year. They were before in the Paris group Kwai Branley museum. The exhibition comes as many African countries are demanding the return of works taken under colonialism. Held at the Presidential Palace in Benin, it has attracted over 200,000 visitors, many hoping it will be the first of many such performances. “We want the most symbolic artworks, the ones that speak to our souls,” Benin’s Minister of Culture, Jean-Michel AbimbolaHe said times.

Live on stage. Hot in the wake of her star turns into a Tate Modern Turbine Hall in London, a survey in Bikoku Barn In Milan, stroll in Gladstone GalleSeoul branch, artist Annika Ye Participated in Ted Conversational program. Ye joined for her lecture by one of the floating “aerobes” – independent balloon creatures – who astounded viewers with her Tate show. “What if our devices were more than just our gadgets, and instead, a new kind of companion?” The Artists ask. “I think we have to embrace who we are as symbiotic organisms, and design machines to reflect that.” Its presentation is 10 minutes long and has been viewed more than 275,000 times.

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On Friday, workers in MASS MoCA Follow through the plan on stage One day strike Amidst the ongoing contract negotiations. One union member described the state of the talks as “disappointing”. “We are also disappointed with their decision” to strike, a museum spokesman said. [The Art Newspaper]

Latisha Chonga hairstylist who worked in-depth with the stylist Clemens Telefer, whose modeling work has landed her in many standout shots, died at the age of 32. She was part of the critic Antoine Sargent called the new black avant-garde,” Vogue magazine Contribution rate Gabriella Kareva Johnson He said. [The New York Times]

Prototype for Apple computer 1 It dates back to the mid-1970s and is sold in RR . Auctionfrom Boston, to an anonymous collector in the Bay Area on a winning bid of $677,196. [The Associated Press]

In the Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest This summer, an old pictogram was destroyed because someone carved the initials on it. The rock art is believed to date back to between 650 and 1300. Officials have no clues in identifying the suspects. [The Art Newspaper]

Supermodel Heidi Klum He is an avid illustrator, and is preparing to release a series of NFTs. [Artnet News]

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Culinary Arts. American grocery chain Trader Joe It’s best known for its handcrafted signage at over 500 stores, which markets mandarin orange chicken, affordable wine, and everything in between. Who creates these artworks? The Washington Post Investigation . It turns out that many of the officials are current or former art students, with active art practices outside the grocery store walls. Makena Salinaswho was among their ranks, said, “Since at work I love to draw atoms, it pushes me to be more creative and abstract at home.” [The Washington Post]