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.
In Brief
Over 300 former and current PMA employees signed a petition saying the recent sexual misconduct allegations against Joshua Helmer, the museum’s former assistant director of interpretation, “barely scratch the surface.”
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Matthew Schrier, who was captured by Al-Nusra Front in 2012, is accusing Qatar Islamic Bank of directly funding a charity that funneled money to terrorist groups in Syria.
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Martha Rosler, Michael Rakowitz, and Laura Poitras are among the artists who call on the museum to separate itself from trustees with ties to private prison companies.
Books
The book club's first selection is Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete?. The monthly gatherings will be held at Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center in Manhattan.
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Mounting public pressure led to the dismissal of Joshua Helmer after a New York Times article raised concerns about his behavior towards women at the Erie Art Museum and the Philadelphia Museum Art.
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The artist posted a statement next to the paused video, demanding two of the museum's trustees divest from private prison companies and defense contractors.
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The Snowy Day, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and 1984 are among the most popular books in the library's 125-year history.
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The clinic will provide $10 consultation sessions to guide international artists through the laborious process of obtaining an artist visa to the United States.
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Meanwhile, leaders of cultural institutions have condemned the president's threats, and Iranians responded with a hashtag campaign celebrating their country's cultural treasures.
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Library Extension will show you if books and e-books you search for online are available for free at your local library, and helps you borrow them in one click.
Art
The veteran feminist, artist-run nonprofit will offer a selection of books by publishers that prioritize feminist and queer histories.
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The Abrahamic Family House, designed by Sir David Adjaye's architecture firm, will be located on Saadiyat Island, not far from the new Louvre Abu Dhabi.