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“DOB’s March” by Takashi Murakami (1995). Acrylic on canvas mounted on board. Collection of Javier and Monica Mora, Miami. Murakami’s work is largely inspired by his upbringing in Japan, after the Second World War. Born in 1962, he began painting as a teenager at a time when cute, childlike images […]

Now On Display in Boston, the works of one of Japan’s most prolific contemporary artists. With Serena Altschul now we’ll view the art … and meet the artist:  Most artists struggle to break into mainstream culture. Takashi Murakami is not one of them. His Instagram is filled with familiar celebrities, […]

CBS/ AP March 24, 2018, 10:12 AM Last Updated Mar 24, 2018 10:36 AM EDT Thousands are gathering in Washington, D.C., today for a protest that organizers claim will be a defining moment in the long-simmering national debate over gun-control legislation. Organizers of the March for Our Lives rally are […]

Paris rallies call for strict U.S. gun control laws 4:09 p.m.: The calls for greater gun control in the U.S. came from across the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday as demonstrators near the Eiffel Tower demanded that U.S. politicians “protect children, not guns!” The protesters in Paris included American and French […]

CBS/ AP March 24, 2018, 10:12 AM Last Updated Mar 24, 2018 12:48 PM EDT Tens of thousands of protesters are gathering in Washington, D.C., for a rally advocating for stricter gun control. Organizers of the “March for Our Lives” rally are hoping to draw 500,000 protesters to the nation’s […]

​Students chant “enough is enough” 11:20 a.m. ET: Students chanted “enough is enough” and held up signs with slogans like “our ballots will stop bullets” at a rally in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed in a school shooting last month. More than 20,000 people filled the park near […]

​Rubio urges protesters to find common ground with opponents 3:27 p.m.: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, said in a statement Saturday that he supports protesters’ right to march in the demonstrations but urged them to find common ground with opponents. “While protests are a legitimate way of making a point, in […]

Last Updated Mar 24, 2018 10:53 AM EDT WASHINGTON — People in more than 800 cities across the country — and the globe — are expected to rally Saturday at March for Our Lives events, representing a movement that has picked up steam after a deadly shooting last month at […]

Last Updated Mar 24, 2018 12:11 PM EDT WASHINGTON — People in more than 800 cities across the country — and the globe — are expected to rally Saturday at March for Our Lives events, representing a movement that has picked up steam after a deadly shooting last month at […]

President Trump released an order Friday night banning most transgender troops from serving in the military except under “limited circumstances,” following up on his calls last year to ban transgender individuals from serving.  The White House said retaining troops with a history or diagnosis of “gender dysphoria” — those who […]