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AI Technology Helped Researchers Discover 143 Ancient Geoglyphs
Dated from the pre-Incan Nazca culture around 100 BCE, they span up to 328 feet and depict a variety of animals including birds, fish, snakes, foxes, and felines.
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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23 Arrested and 10,000 Artifacts Seized in Crackdown on Archaeological Trafficking Ring
A sophisticated organized crime group used bulldozers and advanced metal detectors to excavate ancient artifacts in southern Italy, and deployed facilitators across Europe to traffic them.
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Chinese Authorities Cancel Exhibition, Signifying Increased Censorship of Political Art
A month ahead of its opening in Beijing, an exhibition by Chinese-American artist Hung Liu was canceled after local authorities objected to some of the works and refused to issue import permits for others.
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A Glorious Gift of European Artworks Is on Display at the Metropolitan Museum
Selections from the trove donated by the late Jayne Wrightsman includes stunning works by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Jean François de Troy, and Eugène Delacroix.
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Volunteers Mobilize to Save Venice’s Cultural Heritage After Historic Floods
After the Italian government declared a state of emergency and issued an international appeal for donations, locals are rushing to save the city's libraries, museums, and churches.
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Egypt Officially Criminalizes Climbing the Pyramids
Under new articles in the country’s antiquities protection law, climbing monuments and smuggling antiquities out of the country will result in high fines and jail sentences.
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A Journalist's Citizenship Is Revoked Months After Criticizing the Indian Prime Minister
More than 260 leading writers, journalists, and artists signed a PEN America letter calling on the Indian government to reverse its decision to rescind a citizenship document for Aatish Taseer. Signatories include Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, and Christiane Amanpour.
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China Sides with Greece Over Return of Parthenon Marbles
President Xi Jinping, expressed his support of Greece's request to win back the 2,500-year-old friezes after 30 years of British refusal.
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Venice Biennale's Iraq Pavilion Indefinitely Closed Last Week In Solidarity with Anti-Government Protests
Ruya Foundation, the Baghdad-based nonprofit foundation that organized the country's pavilion, announced a strike last week.
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Extreme Flooding in Venice Kills Two People; Biennale Shutters As Safety Precaution
Local authorities called for a state of emergency in the worst floods to hit the lagoon city in more than 50 years.
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Guerrilla Girls Target MoMA Trustees With Ties to Jeffrey Epstein in an Ad Takeover
After posting about Leon Black and Glenn Dubin's alleged connections to the sex offender online, Guerrilla Girls partnered with Art in Ad Places to send a message to the museum.
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A Night With Yayoi Kusama's Die-hard, Selfie-taking Fans
Our reporter visited the public opening of Yayoi Kusama's new exhibition at David Zwirner to ask fans why they’d waited hours for a 30-second glimpse at one of her world-famous infinity rooms.