The beloved Tennessee-born musician recently made a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University, which helped develop the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
Author Archives: Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is a staff writer for Hyperallergic. He is also a co-director at Soloway Gallery, an artist-run space in Brooklyn. Bishara 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. Follow him on Instagram @hakimbishara and send him your tips, comments, and questions at hakim@hyperallergic.com.
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Following Third Suicide in One Year, Vessel Closes Indefinitely
Architects and members of neighboring communities have warned since the 150-foot structure was announced that it posed a high risk.
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Viral Sink Reviewer Eviscerates MoMA’s Restrooms
Sink Reviews boasts over 712,000 followers on TikTok, expanding the digital world of faucet criticism.
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Roam the Galleries of the Metropolitan Museum via Augmented Reality
The museum collaborated with Verizon to launch the Met Unframed, which allows you to navigate through a dozen digitally rendered galleries and view nearly 50 works from the Met’s collection.
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Ohio Arts Council Board Member Resigns After Incendiary Comments on Capitol Attack
Susan Allan Block called for “no peace” and “no concession,” called Kamala Harris a “whore,” and labeled Joe Biden an “illegitimate president” in controversial social media posts.
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US Museums and Art Institutions Respond to Capitol Attack
“We cannot be silent bystanders. We must speak up and take action wherever and whenever we witness hatred and threats of violence,” said Jack Kliger, president and CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York.
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How the Internet Reflected on and Coped With the Capitol Attack
From an artist’s rendition of Capitol police rolling out the red carpet for pro-Trump insurrectionists, to memes about the Viking hat-clad QAnon supporter, social media has been rife with memes and digital content.
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Gallery and Public Artwork Destroyed in Nashville Suicide Bombing
The suicide bombing on December 25 rocked downtown Nashville, injuring at least eight people and damaging more than 40 buildings.
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Need to Vent About 2020? Tell the Smithsonian Your Stories
The National Museum of American History is seeking first-person accounts for Stories of 2020, a time capsule about the whirlwind year.
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Happy Public Domain Day! The Great Gatsby is Copyright Free
As of today, the public domain includes classics like Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs Dalloway,” Alain Locke’s “The New Negro,” and the silent film “Lovers in Quarantine.”
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How’d You Sleep in 2020?
I developed the bad habit of falling asleep at night to reruns of Governor Cuomo’s daily COVID briefing performances.
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New Public Art by Jim Hodges Offers Hurried Commuters a Moment of Reflection at Grand Central
The expansive installation, created by artist Jim Hodges, was made of more than 5,000 separately cut pieces of colored glass.