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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 days ago

Steely gaze: a look back at Richard Hunt's early work at the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami

Until 29 March 2026 Pressure is the largest survey to date devoted to the American sculptor Richard Hunt (1935-2023) and focuses on his ambitious, material-forward practice between 1955 and 1989. It coincides with a growing interest in the Chicago artist's singular approach to dimensionality and transcendence; White Cube, which began representing his work a few weeks before his death, staged solo shows of his work in New York (in 2024) and London (last spring).
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fromAxios
1 week ago

Emmett Till Interpretive Center acquires Mississippi barn where Till was tortured

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center purchased Emmett Till's barn site for $1.5 million to protect it permanently from development and destruction.
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fromAxios
3 months ago
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Emmett Till family re-creates train ride from Chicago to Mississippi to mark 70th anniversary

Family and witnesses rode from Chicago to Greenwood on the anniversary of Emmett Till's murder to honor him and underscore ongoing racial injustice.
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago
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70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him

Mississippi archives acquired the pistol believed to have been used to lynch Emmett Till, a killing that galvanized the civil rights movement.
fromAxios
3 months ago
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Emmett Till family re-creates train ride from Chicago to Mississippi to mark 70th anniversary

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fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Seeing Emmett Till's Murder Weapon

J.W. Milam's pistol, believed by the FBI to have fired the shot that killed Emmett Till, is now displayed at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
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