We Wanted a More “Punk ” Exhibition; The Museum Said No

April 17, 2023

Good morning. 🌧️ Happy Monday! Today, archeologists uncovered a 3,200-year-old cemetery in Egypt. Every time I read news of another discovery, I'm left wondering, how the hell is there an amazing ancient Egyptian find every few weeks or months?! I'm sure the dry, hot climate of Egypt certainly helps keep everything preserved, but the bigger question might be, why do the lives of the ancient Egyptians still fascinate us?

We also have a look at how one photographer slipped an AI work into a Sony photo contest and a foundation in Puerto Rico that was raided by the FBI; and the security guard who wrote about curating at the Baltimore Museum of Art reflects on the project and whether it left an impact.

— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

We Wanted a More “Punk” Exhibition; The Museum Said No

Dereck Stafford Mangus reflects on Guarding the Art, an exhibition curated by security guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

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Reliefs in an anonymous chapel (© Leiden Turin Expedition to Saqqara; courtesy Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)

Archaeologists uncover a 3,200-year-old cemetery in Saqqara, shedding light on the funerary practices of the Ancient Egyptian elite.

Boris Eldagsen refuses his win of the Sony World Photography Awards' Creative category for his AI-generated submission.

The FBI seizes over 100 works from the Michèle Vasarely Foundation in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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