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Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 04, 2026 North Korea pairs party spectacle, arts reforms and heritage push after congress
A woman performs onstage in North Korea

Kim Jong Un was re-elected in the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, held in Pyongyang in February.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Mar 03, 2026 Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes
Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes

The book, published by Aperture, is out March 24 and includes 136 images.

by Adam Schrader
Mar 03, 2026 What We Skipped: Leadership changes, artist dies in Russian prison,and a gallery closure

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish, with brief explanations of those decisions.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 02, 2026 Tehran’s Golestan Palace damaged; UNESCO warns of threats amid U.S.-Iran war
An interior view of Tehran’s Golestan Palace shows damage after airstrikes by the United States and Israel

The Iranian government shares photographs of the damage, depicting its ornate halls with shattered glass and scattered debris.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Mar 02, 2026 Egyptian tour guide who drew on pyramid arrested
A tour guide and chalk drawings are seen on a pyramid in egypt

The tour guide apologized for drawing in chalk on the exterior surface of the Pyramid of Unas in Saqqara.

by Adam Schrader
Science and Technology   -   Mar 02, 2026 Supreme Court declines to hear A.I. artwork copyright case
An AI generated image of train tracks running through a natural environment

The Supreme Court did not provide a reason for declining to hear the case.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 DePaul Art Museum to close in June amid university financial woes
Patrons are seen in the DePaul Art Museum in its 2011 opening

The museum, which opened in 2011, holds more than 4,000 artworks in the permanent collection.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program
School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program

The news comes after SVA said it would move its MFA Art Practice program fully online.

by Adam Schrader
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Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 04, 2026 North Korea pairs party spectacle, arts reforms and heritage push after congress
A woman performs onstage in North Korea

Kim Jong Un was re-elected in the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, held in Pyongyang in February.

by Adam Schrader
Shows and Exhibitions   -   Mar 03, 2026 Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes
Lee Friedlander’s new book traces decades of American politics in everyday scenes

The book, published by Aperture, is out March 24 and includes 136 images.

by Adam Schrader
Mar 03, 2026 What We Skipped: Leadership changes, artist dies in Russian prison,and a gallery closure

What We Skipped is a recurring log of stories Urgent Matter considered but chose not to publish, with brief explanations of those decisions.

by Adam Schrader
Government and Cultural Heritage   -   Mar 02, 2026 Tehran’s Golestan Palace damaged; UNESCO warns of threats amid U.S.-Iran war
An interior view of Tehran’s Golestan Palace shows damage after airstrikes by the United States and Israel

The Iranian government shares photographs of the damage, depicting its ornate halls with shattered glass and scattered debris.

by Adam Schrader
Law and Crime   -   Mar 02, 2026 Egyptian tour guide who drew on pyramid arrested
A tour guide and chalk drawings are seen on a pyramid in egypt

The tour guide apologized for drawing in chalk on the exterior surface of the Pyramid of Unas in Saqqara.

by Adam Schrader
Science and Technology   -   Mar 02, 2026 Supreme Court declines to hear A.I. artwork copyright case
An AI generated image of train tracks running through a natural environment

The Supreme Court did not provide a reason for declining to hear the case.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 DePaul Art Museum to close in June amid university financial woes
Patrons are seen in the DePaul Art Museum in its 2011 opening

The museum, which opened in 2011, holds more than 4,000 artworks in the permanent collection.

by Adam Schrader
Labor and Capital   -   Mar 02, 2026 School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program
School of Visual Arts to end its master’s curatorial practice program

The news comes after SVA said it would move its MFA Art Practice program fully online.

by Adam Schrader
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