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A New Website Profiles Pioneering Female Architects
The recently launched online portal features profiles of 50 women born before 1940 who made significant contributions to architecture in the US.
Claire Voon
Claire Voon is a former staff writer for Hyperallergic. Originally from Singapore, she grew up near Washington, D.C. and is now based in Chicago.
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Ukraine's Monumental Soviet-Era Mosaics
Often unremarked or dismissed as state propaganda, Ukraine's Soviet-era mosaics are also artworks in themselves that speak to a complex history.
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Kerry James Marshall's Largest Work Yet Honors Women in the Arts
Marshall recently unveiled a 132-foot-wide, 100-foot-tall mural that pays homage to 20 women who shaped Chicago's cultural scene.
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Giant Mural of Phallus on the Lower East Side Pricks Locals [UPDATED]
A provocative, building-length mural has aroused responses from giggles to outrage.
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Artists Build a Holocaust Memorial Beside Far-Right German Politician’s House
In response to comments made by a senior member of the Alternative for Germany party about Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, the artist collective Center for Political Beauty built a replica of it in the politician's hometown.
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Art Historian Finds Missing Monet Painting Through a Google Search
Believed to have been missing since 1895, Monet's painting "Effet de Brouillard" (1872) will soon go on view.
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"Last Time I Looked, Discomfort Was Not a Major Offense": Chuck Close Addresses Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Close explained his behavior after several women accused him of sexual misconduct during visits to his studio.
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Renowned Artist Chuck Close Under Fire for Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Two women have come forward accusing Close of sexual misconduct, claiming he made vulgar comments to them after inviting them to his studio to pose for him.
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Jewish Museum Terminates Jens Hoffmann Following Sexual Harassment Investigation [UPDATED]
After investigating sexual harassment allegations recently brought forth by staff members, the Jewish Museum announced today that it has ended its relationship with Hoffmann.
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Artists Affiliated with Documenta Speak Out Against the Exhibition Becoming a “Commercial Enterprise”
Artists Hans Haacke, Sanja Ivekovic, Walid Raad, Annette Messager, and many other have been vocal about their objections to changes at the world's foremost art quinquennial.
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An Artist-Run Salvator Mundi Shop Offers T-Shirts, Dog Sweaters, and More
Real Salvator Mundi has all the Leonardo merchandise you might want and much, much more.
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The Utopian Leisure of Soviet Sanatoriums
Unlike Westerners, Soviets preferred to vacation at sanatoriums, which were modernist structures infused with a sense of utopia.