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Jordan Frees Jailed Cartoonist After Global Outcry
Emad Hajjaj was arrested hours after posting a cartoon satirizing the diplomatic agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
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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We Visited the New, Socially Distant Metropolitan Museum After Its Five-month Closure
The general consensus among Met visitors during its members-only reopening seemed to be a mix of relief to get out of the house, and awe at the massive museum’s unprecedentedly sparse galleries.
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Cycling to the Metropolitan Museum? Now, You Can Valet Your Bike
The unusual service will be available from the museum’s August 27 reopening through September 27.
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MoMA Chairman Leon Black Will Be Subpoenaed in Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein Ties
The subpoenas will seek financial statements and tax returns from Black's companies as part of a greater effort to clear the mystery of how Epstein had amassed his incredible wealth.
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Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Trump's Presidential Pardon
An attempt to appeal to women by President Trump may have backfired.
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A Very Duchampian Protest Action at Tate Modern
A curious sign in a bathroom at Tate Modern was created to protest lay offs at one of the UK's biggest museums.
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Palestinian Artist Pulls Out of Sharjah Exhibition Over UAE-Israel Diplomatic Agreement
“I could not have a relationship with a regime that is now officially complicit in the Israeli occupation of Palestinians,” said Mohamed Badarne, a Berlin-based artist.
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Kentucky Will Raise Its First Statue Honoring a Woman, Nettie Depp
In 1913, Depp became the first woman to be elected as Superintendent of Barren County School. Her complicated legacy will be honored with a monument next August.
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Magnum Photos Will Reexamine Its Archive Following Outcry Against Child Exploitation Images
A photographic series by Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey includes photos of a partially undressed minor, featuring the tags “Prostitute,” “Breast,” and “Teenage girl - 13 to 18 years.”
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The High Line Wants You to Weigh in on Its Next Public Sculptures
From playful to political, there are 80 options by artists including Nick Cave, Mona Hatoum, and Wang Sishun.
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Leading Artists Condemn Israeli Raids on Palestinian Cultural Centers
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Brian Eno, and Tai Shani are among 60 musicians, artists, writers, and filmmakers who signed a recent open letter condemning an Israeli police raid of three cultural centers.
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Artists and Art Nonprofits Band Together to Raise Beirut From the Rubble
Initiatives have sprung up in the aftermath of the explosion, with the goal of raising funds for relief efforts in the city and reconstructing its devastated cultural sector.