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Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem Postpones Auction Following Backlash
The museum’s intended sale of 255 items, planned for today at Sotheby’s in London, is postponed to November.
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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An Augmented Reality App Connects the Life of an Opioid Victim to the Met Museum’s Sackler Wing
The Mariah App uses augmented reality technology to transform the Met’s Sackler Wing into a memorial site for Mariah Lotti and others who have lost their lives to the opioid crisis.
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Artists, Including David Hammons and Barbara Kruger, Reimagine “I Voted” Stickers
New York Magazine commissioned voting stickers with imaginative designs by 48 artists.
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Arts Administrators Met With New York Lawmakers About Much-needed Pandemic Funding
New York State has lost 32,000 — approximately 50% — of its performing arts jobs in the past year, and “more than 4,400 jobs in museums,” according to Elie Dvorkin of Center for an Urban Future.
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For First Time, TIME Magazine Alters Its Name to “VOTE” on Shepard Fairey Cover
“The future is not shaped by voting alone, but voting is crucial to make a healthy, functional democracy,” the artist said in an Instagram post.
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Trump Supporters Rallied on Steps of National Museum of the American Indian
A group of approximately 70 Trump supporters marched from City Hall to the Museum of the American Indian in Lower Manhattan, where they unfurled banners and chanted “Back the Blue.”
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From Plaster to Plastic, Artists Take Inventive Approaches to Face Masks
In Denver, an exhibition of artist-designed masks shows that face coverings are not only crucial to our health but can also offer unique means of self-expression.
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In Brooklyn, an Artist-decorated Boulder Might Disappear Due to Fracking
While Sculpture Center and MOMA PS1 have shown interest in exhibiting “THE ROCK,” sculptors Pam Lins and Halsey Rodman say the ongoing installation “could disappear at any moment.”
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374 Native American Treaties Have Been Digitized and Made Available Online
Beyond their historical and educational value, these treaties are used by tribal advocates in court to protect their rights in land and water disputes.
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French Teacher Beheaded After Showing Muhammad Cartoons in Class
The killing happened amid controversial trials of suspected accomplices in the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo’s Paris headquarters in 2015.
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Indigenous Activists Topple Santa Fe Obelisk Celebrating Native Genocide
The act followed a weekend of protests for Indigenous People’s Day, in which some demonstrators chained themselves to the base of the monument.
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With Racial Justice Orgs Struggling During Pandemic, Surdna Foundation Pledges $36 Million
“We are increasing our spending to give grantees breathing room to respond to the demands of today and make progress toward long-term reforms that address deep structural racism,” the foundation says.