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Banksy Hotel in Occupied West Bank Shutters
The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, founded by the street artist to criticize Israel’s violence against Palestinians, is temporarily closing as Israeli attacks in the region continue.
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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Space Telescope Captures Radiant Close-Up of Uranus
The Webb Telescope images could prove "invaluable" in planning future missions to the planet, NASA said.
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Artists to Shop for Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
From quirky ceramics and pet portraits to prints and tufted rugs, peruse our list of presents for this season and beyond.
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Iowa Republican Arrested After Beheading Satanic Statue
The Satanic Temple contributed a statue of the deity Baphomet for the Iowa Capitol’s holiday display.
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A Museum Uses Art to Prepare Future Doctors for End-of-Life Care
At the University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art, curators and students engage in conversations about end-of-life care through the lens of art history.
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Artists Display 20,000 Poppies Outside NY Stock Exchange
Each paper flower represented a Palestinian life lost since October 7.
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German School Cancels Forensic Architecture Lecture on Police Killing
Over 200 students and faculty members condemned the decision, which they say is based on the group’s research into Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
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What’s With Those Hilarious Medieval Portrayals of Animals?
We asked two scholars about the strange depictions of fauna and why they’ve become a viral phenomenon.
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Art Student Fights for Free Speech After School Asks to Remove Pro-Palestine Signs
MFA student Morgan Patten and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression claim Brooklyn College’s actions violate her First Amendment rights.
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Pro-Palestine Activists Rally at Brooklyn Museum
Protesters demanded that the New York City institution sever ties with donors financially connected to Israel.
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An Exemplary Tiffany Stained-Glass Window Is Coming to The Met
Comprising thousands of pieces of Favrile glass, the 20-foot installation shares a common language with the era's Impressionist paintings.
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Artist Jesse Darling Wins Tate Britain's Turner Prize
Darling's multidisciplinary practice reflects on class divisions and challenges conventional notions of British identity.