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Good morning. Here are some highlights from this week's stories: 

• The Oscars on Sunday delivered all sorts of surprising moments (a performance by Eminem, Joaquin Phoenix's thoughts on cows), but the best surprise by far was Parasite taking four awards home. Dan Schindel breaks down why these wins were so historic. 
   
• Jim Jarmusch tells Hyperallergic, "I’m not a professional filmmaker — that’s why I don’t go to Hollywood." He elaborates, "For me a 'professional' is concerned with success, and what I’m interested in isn’t success, but love."
   
• An American photographer in Shanghai has been documenting the city's largely empty streets as people have avoided going out due to the coronavirus. This week people will start going back to work. 
   
• In bizarre art world news, an art critic at Latin America's largest art fair, Zona Maco, broke a sculpture. “In that moment, as though it had heard my commentary and sensed what I thought about it, the work shattered,” she said (who is she, Matilda?). 

Stay tuned for our coverage revolving around Frieze Los Angeles this week. Matt Stromberg gives a preview of some of the projects.

A Photo Series Shows a Deserted Shanghai Caused by Fears of Coronavirus

Shanghai-based American photographer nicoco captures the fear and isolation that the outbreak has caused, and how it has rendered China’s largest metropolis a ghost city.

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Anti-Oil Activists Stage Largest Protest Yet at British Museum, With Trojan Horse in Tow

Hundreds of activists occupied the British Museum for a protest lasting over two days straight, coinciding with the BP-sponsored exhibition Troy: Myth and Reality.

Parasite’s Historic Wins at the 92nd Academy Awards

Parasite took home four Oscars on Sunday. Congrats to the #BongHive for their triumph.

Art Critic Destroys $20K Glass Sculpture at Zona Maco

The glass work shattered to pieces “as though it had heard my commentary and sensed what I thought about it,” according to Mexican art critic Avelina Lésper.

Night at the Museum: Louvre Will Stay Open From Dusk ’Til Dawn for Last Days of Leonardo Blockbuster

The museum is offering visitors a last chance to view its massive survey of the Italian master’s works, offering free admission from 9pm to 8:30am.

Ancient Art and Artifacts in Utah Are Threatened by Oil and Gas

The boundary changes for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments will threaten ancient art and artifacts on millions of acres of previously protected public land.

A New Fund Will Support Mid-Career Filmmakers of Color

Firelight Media’s William Greaves Fund will support nonfiction directors with mentorship and funding up to $25,000.

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