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Elaine Velie

Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.

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Inside an Artist’s 1960s Time Capsule in Greenwich Village

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 18, 2023January 19, 2023

Covered in wood paneling and filled with wacky Surrealist art, the former home of Sonja Alaimo captures the late painter’s sensitivities.

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Archaeologists Find Possible Remains of Temple of Poseidon

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

The site matches descriptions by the Ancient Greek historian Strabo, who wrote about the shrine more than 2,000 years ago.

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Artist Honors Unhoused Woman Hosed Down by SF Dealer

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Courtney Desiree Morris staged a thoughtful performance as “a reckoning with the violence” of the gallerist’s actions.

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Blaze Engulfs Former Juneteenth Museum Property

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 16, 2023January 16, 2023

“I feel like my past is getting away from me,” said Opal Lee, who founded the institution 20 years ago. She said the collection was unharmed.

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Fresco of Well-Endowed God Unveiled in Pompeii 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 16, 2023January 13, 2023

The grotesquely large phallus belongs to the fertility god Priapus, a tragic figure in Roman mythology.

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Hugo Ball Prize Halted as It Reckons With Dadaist’s Antisemitism

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

At the request of 2023 grantee Hito Steyerl, this year’s award will be replaced with a panel about antisemitism and racism.

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$62M Announced for Art and Humanities Projects Nationwide

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

A project bringing folk art to seniors in Indiana and a virtual museum of New Mexico’s art of the New Deal are among the NEA- and NEH-funded initiatives.

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UK Natural History Museum Signed “Gag Clause” With Energy Giant

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 11, 2023January 12, 2023

The London Museum of Natural History agreed not to “discredit or damage” the reputation of Danish energy giant Ørsted, contracts show.

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Eight New Art Spaces to Visit in Brooklyn

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia, Billie Anania and Elaine Velie January 9, 2023January 10, 2023

From a Williamsburg basement to a Bed-Stuy living room and a project space in Gowanus, there’s no shortage of art to discover in the borough.

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MoMA Stabber Charged With Attempted Murder

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Gary Cabana, who stabbed two museum workers, was also indicted with two counts of assault.

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Former Children’s Museum Director Sentenced for Child Pornography

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Robert Eckert, who led the Lutz Children’s Museum in Connecticut, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison.

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Danish Artist’s Racist “Covid China” Artwork Draws Outrage

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 4, 2023January 6, 2023

Instead of apologizing, the artist mocked a Chinese student who protested the work.

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