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Artists Withdraw from MCA Chicago Exhibition in Solidarity With Laid-Off Workers
The cohort accused the MCA of “perpetuat[ing] harm to Chicago arts communities.”
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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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Godzilla Withdraws From Museum of Chinese in America Retrospective, Citing “Complicity” in NYC Jails
The artist collective accused the Museum of Chinese in America of benefiting from mass incarceration.
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See the Captivating Images From This Year’s Sony World Photography Awards
The COVID-19 pandemic dominates this year’s entries with images capturing life under lockdown and the resilience of people worldwide.
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Biden’s Stimulus Bill Includes $470M for Arts and Culture Relief
The bill exceeds the respective $75 million allocated to the NEA and NEH in the Trump administration’s 2020 CARES Act.
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Check Out These Award-winning Works From the Leica Women Foto Project
Series by Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman, and Anna Boyiazis were selected for the second annual award, announced today on International Women’s Day.
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Anthony Fauci Donates His 3-D Model of COVID-19 to the Smithsonian
Fauci used the model during briefings to lawmakers and the press throughout the pandemic.
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From da Vinci to Bosch, the 10 Most Googled Paintings of 2020
The list of artworks is based on data from 155 different countries.
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An Eco-conscious Museum Will Sprout From a Logged Rainforest in Mexico
The museum, built in the form of a reinvented stepped pyramid, will be located on an expanse of cleared forest, previously stripped bare by illegal logging.
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Biden Revokes Trump’s Executive Order Mandating “Beautiful” Classical Architecture
Trump’s executive order mandated that “classical architecture shall be the preferred and default architecture for Federal public buildings.”
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Museums Are Safer Than Any Other Indoor Activity, COVID-19 Study Says
Researchers at the Berlin Institute of Technology say the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theaters than in supermarkets, restaurants, offices, or public transportation.
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A Giant Sculpture of Mars Celebrates Perseverance’s Landing
Two scientists from London’s Natural History Museum will be assisting NASA’s team in their research about the potential for past life on Mars.
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Miss Your Local Bar? Recreate Its Ambiance at Home
The audio project I Miss My Bar lets you recreate the nightlife experiences you’re missing amid the pandemic.