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Bushwick Open Studios 2019 Wants to Return to Its Roots by Emphasizing Community
The festival kicks off today with a new space, a more diverse staff, and a renewed focus on Bushwick's community, organizers tell Hyperallergic.
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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A Cabinet of Rarities at Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair
Amid the many exhibits at Printed Matter's annual art book fair, a booth from Fournier Fine & Rare stands out with rare books and archival gems.
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What to See and Do During New York Climate Week
Visit a community-organized exhibition at the Queens Museum, an interactive installation at the United Nations Headquarters, and more.
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Can This Sam Gilliam Drawing Reveal Your Opinion of Trump?
A new poll seems to reveal a correlation between support of President Donald Trump and how harshly one judges the artist's 1980 study “Coffee Thyme.”
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Visualizing the Climate Crisis on the Front Pages of International Newspapers
A pop-up exhibition held by the Columbia Journalism Review days before the United Nations Climate Action Summit, highlights the urgency needed toward climate action in news reporting.
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Vote on Central Park's Contested Suffragist Monument Is Postponed
The New York City Public Design Commission said that the statue, which features Sojourner Truth alongside Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, still failed to address its concerns.
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How Much Does an Adjunct Actually Make?
Poverty wages, scarce benefits, job insecurity, and difficulty to unionize. After a spreadsheet about adjunct salaries went viral, professors discuss why their struggle should matter to everyone.
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The Surprising Gender Bias on Display in Museum’s Animal Exhibitions
A new study that examined the collections of major American and European museums found that male specimens outnumbered female specimens across most ancient and modern mammals with the exception of bats, anteaters, and sloths.
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In Brief
Tate Modern Touts New International Art Hires [UPDATED]
The London gallery announced four new curatorial hires focusing on art from South Asia, Western Asia, and North Africa, but the group Art + Museum Transparency has questioned the gallery's commitment to international art.
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New Jersey is First in the US to Provide Arts Education For All Students
Each public school in the Garden State provides some type of arts instruction for students. However, their work "remains unfinished" as they continue to equalize opportunities for artistic instruction in "less affluent schools."
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Man Attacks Wall Street Charging Bull With Spiked Banjo
The vandal, a 42-year-old truck driver from Dallas, left the bull with a six-inch gash and several other deep scratches. According to eye-witnesses, he was ranting about President Donald Trump while bashing the bull.
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Verdict in Oakland Ghost Ship Fire Trial Angers Victim Families
Almost three years after a fire at the Oakland DIY art space killed 36 people, jurors acquitted the space's creative director of involuntary manslaughter but remained hung on the case of the warehouse’s master tenant.