Some museumgoers pointed out that the museum’s label omitted discussions of HIV/AIDS, which are at the heart of the 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.
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Artists Worldwide Demand Freedom for Iranian Women
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely
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Mexico Declares First Ancient Monument in a Decade
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Palestinian Farmer Accidentally Unearths Intact Byzantine Mosaic
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A Beloved Keith Haring Drawing Will Go on Public View at Bard College
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Getty Pledges $3.1 Million For Preservation of Black Modern Architecture
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Bushwick Open Studios Returned, But the Artists Didn’t Know
Several artists told Hyperallergic that they had to learn about the event just a day before it opened.
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Seeking a Union Election, Workers Sue Walters Art Museum
The museum refused a Freedom of Information request, stating that it is a private entity and therefore not subject to the MPIA.