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After Santa Fe Petroglyph Vandalism, FBI Is Offering a Reward for Information
The La Cieneguilla petroglyphs in New Mexico were spray-painted with pentagrams, swastikas, and racial slurs earlier this year.
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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Israeli Forces Damaged the Historical Stained-Glass Windows of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Videos showed snipers shattering the windows of the mosque’s Qibli prayer hall to point their rifles down at the worshippers.
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As COVID Cases Surge in NYC, Some Museums Are Lifting Their Mask Mandates
The Whitney and MoMA are the first two major art museums to stop enforcing masking and vaccination.
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A New Gallery in Williamsburg Is Betting on Art, Furniture, and Prayer
Run by two recent college graduates, HNH Gallery opened on a 3,000-square-foot space in the buzzing heart of the trendy Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Artist Spray-Paints Massive Graffiti on New Museum
It’s unclear how “Acer," as the anonymous artist is known, evaded the museum’s security officers and surveillance cameras
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After Backlash, SVA Galleries Withdraws From Show Accused of "Exploiting Ukrainian Pain"
An open call for submissions to the show said artworks could not contain documentary images of the war and highlighted the experience of Russian artists.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Slashing Culture Funds by $72 Million
If approved, it would be a major hit for the DCLA, which would have its overall budget cut by a third in 2023.
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Russian Forces Bomb Mariupol Art School Sheltering Hundreds
It's the second time in the span of one week that Russian troops target a cultural institution in the city that sheltered civilians.
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MoMA Renews NYPD Contract, Canceled During BLM Protests, After Stabbing Incident
The decision hits a sensitive nerve for workers who asked the museum to end its association with the NYPD after the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020.
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Suspect in MoMA Stabbings Arrested in Philadelphia
Gary Cabana, a former museum member, stabbed two workers after his membership was revoked over "disorderly conduct."
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Two Employees Stabbed at New York's Museum of Modern Art
Police is searching for the suspect, a former MoMA member who attacked two employees at the museum.
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Ukrainians Wage a Meme War Against Russia
An outpouring of memes is helping Ukrainians cope through humor that often spills over into dark satire.