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That Time Manet Dueled One of His Critics
A witness statement by novelist Émile Zola relates the sword fight between the painter and critic Edmond Duranty after he penned a lukewarm review of Manet’s work.
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.
Film
A New Film Series in New York Looks Back at Japan's Taisho Period
The Japan Society will screen six iconic films that explore the years 1912–1926, “a new modern era” marked by progressive reforms and a blossoming of the arts.
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Hundreds Call Out Museums' Role in Colonialism in March for Palestine
The American Museum of Natural History in New York closed its main entrance as protesters rallied outside the institution, which was barricaded by police.
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27 Art Writers Receive Warhol Foundation Grants
This year’s cohort includes Hyperallergic contributors Chelsea Haines, Sahar Khraibani, and Silvia Benedetti.
Art
See a Tiny New York City Built From Bark and Leaves
The New York Botanical Garden's annual Holiday Train Show features nearly 200 miniature landmarks, all made of natural materials.
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A Thrift Store Painting Sold for $191K, But the Buyer Never Paid
The couple who bought N.C. Wyeth's "Ramona" (1939) for just $4 said it’s “the biggest disappointment ever.”
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3,000-Year-Old Carving Challenges Bronze-Age Perceptions of Gender
The newly unearthed funerary stone suggests that ancient societies may not have adhered to strict gender binaries.
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Thousands March to American Museum of Natural History in Pro-Gaza Protest
Activists called out the museum’s holdings of Native remains while denouncing “the genocide of Indigenous Palestinians.”
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The Native Art Market Returns to New York City
The National Museum of the American Indian has hosted the event since 2005, attracting Native artists from across the country.
Art
Apocalyptic Birdhouses Touch Down in NYC
Artist Paul Gagner’s sculptural avian dwellings offer an absurdist take on the core structures of small-town Americana.
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UK Museum Reclassifies Roman Emperor as Trans Woman
Contemporaries of Emperor Elagabalus describe the ruler’s preference for being called “lady.”
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Russia Arrests Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova in Absentia
The artist faces an immediate two-month detention if she returns to her home country.