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Woman With Her Back to the Viewer in Gallery Photos Speaks Out

“I like to think of myself as a modern-day Rückenfigur,” she said in an exclusive interview with Hyperallergic.

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New Mysterious Art Fair “The Island” Seeks the Opposite of Buzz

Dozens of mega-collectors are reputed to be attending the super-secretive fair slated to take place in the US Virgin Islands.

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List of Failed Business Ideas Found Beneath Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”

An X-ray analysis revealed plans for backup careers in face painting and other pursuits beneath layers of paint in the Dutch Master’s magnum opus.

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Survey Finds 51% of Men Think Mona Lisa “Should Smile More"

A new visitor experience survey reveals a surprising amount of criticism lobbed at Lisa del Giocondo.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrands Again as "PhArt"

The institution renamed itself in honor of a readymade whoopee cushion by Marcel Duchamp discovered in its archives.

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5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications include a malleable moral compass, and compensation is sometimes guaranteed.

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Curator’s Shoes Steal the Show at MoMA Reception

“It is rare to see something so marvelous in a gallery,” said one of the VIP guests.

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Ancient Statues at The Met to Receive Patrons' Noses

Thanks to the inaugural Smellowship program, your nose could end up on a marble sculpture in the museum's Greek and Roman Art wing.

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JD Vance Unveils Incel Statue at the White House

"Ich bin ein Incel," said the vice president in the presence of manosphere influencers, UFC fighters, and crypto bros.

New York Newsletter

Frida, Diego, and Raphael

Blockbuster exhibitions at The Met and MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum announces African art gallery, and things to do during a beautiful spring week.

Member Event

Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It

Join us on April 15 for a conversation with social justice artist and recent MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Tonika Lewis Johnson and Hyperallergic Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia.

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Fastest Art Heist in History?

Thieves walk off with three masterpieces in under three minutes, photos from No Kings, new galleries for the Brooklyn Museum's Africa collection, and more.