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$1 Million Inaugural Art Prize Goes to Artist Doris Salcedo
The internationally acclaimed artist is the inaugural recipient of the world's largest art award.
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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Artist Hito Steyerl Rebukes German Institutions, Acting in Solidarity With Kurdish People
During a performance piece in Berlin, Steyerl demanded state-run art institutions stop showing her work as part of the country's "external cultural diplomacy" until the country changes its policy toward the Turkish invasion of Kurdish areas in northeast Syria.
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Artist Phil Collins Withdraws From MoMA PS1 Exhibition in Solidarity With Prison Divestment
The video artist withdrew from Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011 days ahead of its public opening.
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Notre-Dame and Machu Picchu Join List of World’s Most Endangered Monuments
The World Monuments Watch includes 25 at-risk sites facing encroaching urbanization, political turmoil, natural disaster, and violent conflicts.
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Trump Family Skewered in a New Ad Takeover in NYC
In one poster, Trump is impeached by Speaker Nancy Pelosi ("You're Fired!"); in another, the president's offspring represent "Nepotists for Trump."
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A "Last Supper" Recreated With DC Locals Has Been Hidden in Former Church's Walls
The frieze was discovered during a rehab of a building in Columbia Heights. Its reemergence tells a story of gentrification and DC’s Black community.
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Over 800 Musicians Boycott Amazon Events Due to Company's Ties with ICE
Following the announcement of Amazon's first music festival, hundreds have signed an open letter pledging to boycott all Amazon events until the company withdraws its contracts with the Department of Homeland Security.
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Art Handlers in Long Island City Lose Union Vote by a Margin of Three Votes
Employees of UOVO, a high-end art logistics company, launched a campaign to organize with Teamsters Local 814 earlier this month.
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A Monument to Tourists Killed By Wolves in NYC Tells a Tall Tale
The monument, erected by the Ed Koch Wolf Foundation, is “a reminder as to why the parks close at dusk.”
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Minor Offenders Can Substitute Jail Time With an Art Class at the Brooklyn Museum
The new program allows people arrested for minor offenses, like shoplifting or painting graffiti, to avoid jail time and a court appearance by taking a two-hour course.
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Art Handlers Rally in Long Island City Ahead of a Union Vote
"The tactics used against us have been brutal, nasty, coercive," said one of the workers employed by UOVO, a high-end art logistics company. "What we're asking for is just the ability to bargain as equals."
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Central Park Women's Suffrage Monument Approved After Months of Heated Debate
Following criticism over the historical accuracy of previous proposals, the statue was revised again to reflect differences of opinion between abolitionist Sojourner Truth, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.