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Museum Directors, Do You Need a Hug?
Prominent museum directors declaring that they are "deeply shaken" by climate activists is a resounding failure of leadership.
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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MoMA’s Cruel Offer to Unionized Workers During the Pandemic
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Imperialist Violence Undergirds Hew Locke's Majestic Met Museum Facade Sculptures
The Guyanese-British artist's commission for the museum was created in a tense dialogue with collection objects that are connected to conquest.
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At the Rolls-Royce of art fairs, I found chatty visitors, some good art, and works so bad they deserved their own section.
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Israeli Forces Kill 22-Year-Old Gaza Artist
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The Best Memes About the Webb Space Telescope Images
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