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A Photographer's Love Affair With Black Southern Quilt-Making
The 131 quilts were assembled by Roland Freeman, a prominent photographer and documentarian of 20th-century Black culture.
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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The Sick, Abusive World of Tom Sachs
Former workers who spoke to Hyperallergic reveal a culture of rampant mistreatment at the artist's studio.
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Petition to Help Met Museum's “Hot Dog King” Garners 40K+ Supporters
Dan Rossi, a disabled veteran, says poor city oversight has created too much competition among food vendors along the Fifth Avenue stretch.
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Phyllida Barlow, Sculptor of the “Nonmonumental,” Dies at 78
The British sculptor found international acclaim in the early 2010s after retiring from a successful teaching career.
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Original Brueghel Found in French Home Heads to Auction
The rare painting is reportedly one of the largest of Brueghel the Younger’s known works.
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Turkey Waited Too Long to Repatriate Marble Idol, Court Rules
The 6,000-year-old “Stargazer,” which Turkey alleges was looted, once belonged to disgraced antiquities collector Michael Steinhardt.
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Temple University’s Striking Art Students Speak Out
Student workers are facing a deadline on tuition payments after the school halted health and tuition benefits in a widely criticized move.
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Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg to Step Down
His tenure was marked by a multitude of controversies, including protests over former trustee Warren Kanders and a grueling labor struggle.
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“Extremely Rare” Courbet Found in Basement Goes on View
The 1864 landscape was found in a basement at the University of Pennsylvania Dental School.
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Painting the Terrifying Beauty of Abortion-Inducing Flowers
In Plant Parenthood, Alina Bliumis portrays the plants that have been used to terminate pregnancies for hundreds and thousands of years.
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After 16 Months, Whitney Workers Reach First Union Contract
The union secured wage increases and other benefits.
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Mysterious 30-Foot-Long Tunnel Found Inside Giza Pyramid
Scholars don’t know exactly how the 4,500 year-old-pyramid was built, but the new finding could offer valuable clues.