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The Oddest Images From the Guinness World Records Photo Archives
For National Photography Month, Guinness released a collection of some of the most iconic images in its archives.
Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is Hyperallergic's Editor-in-Chief. He is a recipient of the 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant, and he holds an MFA in Art Writing from the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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Gazan Artist Speaks About a Lifetime of Trauma and War
“We live in constant fear of censorship. No artist should have that fear,” says 21-year-old artist Malak Mattar.
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San Francisco’s Program to Pay Artists $1K Per Month Has Been Extended and Expanded
Launched in March, the Guaranteed Income Pilot was set to provide recurring payments over six months to 130 San Franciscan artists.
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300+ Activists Blockade Entrance of MoMA, Condemning Ties to Violence Against Palestinians
Earlier today, the coalition of activists published an open letter highlighting the various connections of several MoMA trustees to Israeli violence against Palestinians.
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Angela Davis, Fred Moten, and 250+ Artists Sign Letter Condemning MoMA’s Ties to Violence Against Palestinians
The letter charges MoMA trustees including Steven Tananbaum, Leon Black, and Paula Crown with being “directly involved with support for Israel’s apartheid rule.”
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People Are Using an Ancient Method of Writing Arabic to Combat AI Censors
After Palestinian content was restricted or removed from Instagram and Facebook, social media users developed a crafty method of altering Arabic script.
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Artist Emily Jacir’s Bethlehem Arts Center Ransacked By Israeli Army
Israeli army forces raided the Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, also confiscating phones, computers, hard drives, cameras, and books.
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This Gallery Wants You to Touch the Art
At an upcoming exhibition of Henry Moore’s works, visitors will be allowed — and even encouraged — to touch the art with their bare hands.
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“Strike MoMA” Protest Attracts 300+, NYPD Tackles and Arrests Protester Who Waved Palestinian Flag
The museum also confirmed that five activists from the “Strike MoMA” campaign have been permanently banned from its premises.
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NYC Artists Project Messages of Solidarity With Palestine
Against the view of Manhattan’s skyline, messages read: “Defend Palestine”; “Defend Sheikh Jarrah”; “All Eyes on Palestine”; and more.
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Met Museum Acknowledges It Is on Lenape Land with New Plaque
The initiative was led by curators Patricia Marroquin Norby and Sylvia Yount.
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COVID-19 Sucks, So Dracula’s Castle Is Now a Vaccination Center
Romanian vampires prefer the Pfizer vaccine.