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White House Removes Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Portraits From Entrance Hall
The paintings have been removed from Trump’s daily route to the Oval Office and replaced with depictions of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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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After 85 Years as a Museum, the Hagia Sophia Will Become a Mosque
Art historians and conservationists worry Turkish authorities might remove the centuries-old Byzantine mosaics that adorn it.
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Korean-American Artist Attacked in Manhattan
"People yell at me 'go back to China' or 'hey, coronavirus.' I face these attacks at least twice a week on my way to work," says Korean-American artist Kate Bae, who was physically assaulted near Bryant Park.
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Will TikTok Be Banned in the US?
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo says the proposed ban is an effort to "deny the Chinese communist party access to private information that belongs to Americans."
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Brooklyn Museum Lays Off 29 Workers; New Museum Lays Off 18
Both museums received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the millions.
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Queens Museum Hosts Food Pantry to Help NYC Borough at Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis
Every Wednesday since June 17, the Queens Museum has hosted a food pantry designed to serve 1,000 families weekly, distributing a week’s worth of fresh and nonperishable food items.
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In Rochester, Frederick Douglass Monument Torn Down and Found in River
The city, where Douglass made his famous “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech in 1852, has 13 statues of the abolitionist.
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NYC’s Public Art Education Budget Reduced to 70% of Previous Year
Approved on July 1, the city’s overall arts and culture will be reduced by 11% in fiscal year 2021.
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Boston Will Remove Statue of Enslaved Man Kneeling at Feet of Abraham Lincoln
The Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to remove the city’s Emancipation Memorial.
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Boston Will Remove Statue of Enslaved Man Kneeling at Feet of Abraham Lincoln
The Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to remove the city’s Emancipation Memorial.
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New York Governor Cuomo’s COVID-19 “Mountain” Sculpture Is as Bad as It Sounds
“This is the mountain that New Yorkers climbed,” Cuomo said of the styrofoam sculpture, which people have likened to Jabba the Hutt.
In Brief
New York Governor Cuomo’s COVID-19 “Mountain” Sculpture Is as Bad as It Sounds
“This is the mountain that New Yorkers climbed,” Cuomo said of the styrofoam sculpture, which people have likened to Jabba the Hutt.