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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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Art Institute of Chicago Erased AIDS From a Label, Then Quietly Added It Back

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 3, 2022October 4, 2022

Some museumgoers pointed out that the museum’s label omitted discussions of HIV/AIDS, which are at the heart of the work.

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Collector Who Says He Burned Frida Kahlo Work for NFT Under Investigation

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

Martín Mobarak may have broken Mexican law, but he burned the proof.

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“You Can’t Eat Prestige”: Brooklyn Museum Workers Demand Better Wages

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 29, 2022September 30, 2022

Union members called for salary increases and pledged to hold the museum accountable to “its lip-service to social justice.”

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Artists Worldwide Demand Freedom for Iranian Women

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 28, 2022September 30, 2022

In the wake of Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of “morality police,” artists and filmmakers across the world are voicing their support for protesters in Iran.

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Workers Crash Carnegie International Opening, Demanding Fair Wages

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 27, 2022September 27, 2022

The union says 60% of employees at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh make less than $15 an hour.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Go on Strike Indefinitely

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

The museum and union have yet to agree on wages and healthcare.

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Mexico Declares First Ancient Monument in a Decade

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 25, 2022September 23, 2022

The 1,000-year-old Cañada de la Virgen ceremonial site will be protected from encroaching development.

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Palestinian Farmer Accidentally Unearths Intact Byzantine Mosaic

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Salman al-Nabahin from Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp wanted to plant new olive trees but something underneath the soil stood in his way.

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A Beloved Keith Haring Drawing Will Go on Public View at Bard College

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

Bard College has announced a $3.2M endowment for the fellowship and the relocation of a mural Haring made on Professor Tom Wolf’s wall.

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Getty Pledges $3.1 Million For Preservation of Black Modern Architecture

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

The funds will go toward a new initiative from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Bushwick Open Studios Returned, But the Artists Didn’t Know

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 19, 2022September 21, 2022

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 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie September 19, 2022September 21, 2022

The museum refused a Freedom of Information request, stating that it is a private entity and therefore not subject to the MPIA.

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