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A Brief Art History of Grief
Scholar Roger Luckhurt’s richly illustrated book chronicles the ways we memorialize the dead across the world, tracing burial practices from Ancient Greece to the present day.
Isa Farfan
Isa Farfan is a staff reporter for Hyperallergic. She lives in New York City. Email her at isa@hyperallergic.com.
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Artists Call to Boycott Maxxi Museum Over Alleged Israel Ties
Tania Bruguera, Phil Collins, and others said they withdrew their work, citing the institution’s “stance on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.”
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Thieves Rob 1,000 Collection Items From California Museum
Native American artifacts and jewelry were among the objects taken from the Oakland Museum of California’s off-site facility.
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Trump Fires Entire Arts Oversight Committee
The termination of all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts follows the president's questionable razing of the historic East Wing.
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Women Art Collectors Are Outspending Men, Survey Finds
They’re also more likely to buy works by artists they’re not familiar with, according to the UBS and Art Basel's 2025 Survey of Global Collecting.
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Louvre Heist: Two Arrested; Director Gets Support From Peers
Museum directors and curators published a letter expressing solidarity with the Louvre’s embattled director.
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Palais de Tokyo Says Martinique Flag Artwork Could Be “Illegal”
Cameron Rowland’s work, which involved replacing the French flag with the Caribbean island’s, was briefly on view on the Paris museum’s facade.
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Louvre Director’s Testimony Sheds New Light on Heist
Laurence des Cars pointed to long-term security issues and overdue upgrades that may have facilitated the thieves’ brazen daylight break-in.
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An Exhibition of Silenced Artists Sends a Warning in New York City
Don’t Look Now: A Defense of Free Expression centers art impacted by President Trump’s crackdown on DEI, anti-Palestine sentiment, and other forms of suppression.
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Visit the NYC Street Now Named After Basquiat
The stretch of Great Jones Street where the late artist lived and worked will now be known as Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.
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The Louvre Was Robbed, But the Memes Stole the Show
Digital commentators wasted no time making Pink Panther jokes and digs at President Macron as the brazen robbery gets absorbed into the online discourse.
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The Goodest Boys of NYC’s Halloween Dog Parade
This year's event was a bit corporate, very chaotic, and incredibly cute.