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Mellon Foundation Will Distribute $250M to Reimagine US Public Monuments
The Monuments Project will fund the development of more inclusive monuments, memorials, or historic storytelling spaces.
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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Two Years After His Murder, Jamal Khashoggi Images Projected Onto DC Buildings
Images of the murdered journalist and other political prisoners were projected onto the Saudi Embassy, Trump International Hotel, Washington Post headquarters, and more.
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After Years of Debate Over Colonial Ties, Witte de With Center Changes Its Name
The name Kunstinstituut Melly was chosen through an extensive renaming process, which began in 2018. The new name will come into effect on January 27, 2021.
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Guggenheim Union Greets Museum Members at Reopening With Protest
Upon their first return to the museum after its six-month closure, Guggenheim members were welcomed by a digital screen reading pro-union messages.
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The Laundromat Project Is Moving to Brooklyn for Its 15th Anniversary
Relocating from its two locations in Harlem and the South Bronx, the arts nonprofit will soon open its doors in Bed-Stuy.
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"Open for Exploitation”: Artists Project Messages on Guggenheim Museum Ahead of Reopening
The artist-activist groups Artists for Workers and the Illuminator organized the projections in solidarity with the Guggenheim’s unionized workers and workers of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
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The Happiness Museum Shares Denmark’s Well-being Secrets
According to the United Nation’s annual ranking, Denmark is the world’s second happiest country.
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Ai Weiwei Stages Silent Protest in Support of Wikileaks Founder
Julian Assange is facing 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse.
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Archaeologists in Turkey Uncover 2,400-year-old Dionysus Mask
Dionysus, the god of fertility and wine in Greek mythology, was also known as the “masked” god of theater and a patron of arts.
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In New York City, a Clock Counts Down to Climate Doomsday
Created by artists Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd, the Climate Clock counts down how long it will take, at current rates of emissions, to deplete the earth’s “carbon budget.”
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Artist Relief Organization Extends COVID-19 Grants to End of 2020
With $20 million raised since April, Artist Relief announced today that it will extend its initial September deadline for applications to December 10, 2020.
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Artists Celebrate Their “Anarchist Jurisdiction” by Parodying Nostalgic Postcards
Artists and activists on social media responded to the Department of Justice’s announcement by ridiculing, and sometimes proudly embracing, the new label.