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Trump Sells Off Jesus Painting for $2.75M at NYE Party
The fair-skinned, light-eyed figure resembling an AI rendition of the Shroud of Turin was live-painted by a Christian artist in 10 minutes.
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Bad Bunny Scolded for Touching Ancient Art at Mexican Museum
The singer and rapper posted a photo of himself with his hand on a carved stone stele at the National Museum of Anthropology.
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Cecilia Giménez, Whose Botched Restoration Became an Icon, Dies at 94
The Spanish artist delighted the world with her intervention on a church fresco lovingly dubbed “Beast Jesus.”
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15 Landmark Museum Acquisitions in 2025
A rare Jacob Lawrence painting, the Louvre’s first video artwork, a trove of Indigenous art, and a Frank Lloyd Wright house are on this year’s list.
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Trump-Appointed NEA Chair Returns for Second Term
Mary Anne Carter led the National Endowment for the Arts during Trump’s first presidency.
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“Victims of Communism” Monument Altered Over Reported Nazi Ties
A memorial in Canada will no longer include the names of specific people after the government said it found possible Nazi affiliations among the commemorated individuals.
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Art Models Struggle for a Living Wage and Recognition
The workers who pose for artists at historic organizations like the Art Students League say they are overworked and underpaid in a field that rarely values them.
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How Trump Impacted Arts and Culture in 2025
In 2025, Hyperallergic’s reporting exposed and chronicled funding cuts and threats to artistic freedom in the United States.
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These Are the Artists in the 2026 Whitney Biennial
Three Palestinian visual artists, plus one born in Baghdad, are listed among the 56 participants.
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New York Graffiti Shows ICE Arresting the Statue of Liberty
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
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This $1M Picasso Could Be Yours for Just $117
"Tête de Femme,” a gouache on paper, is being raffled to support Alzheimer’s research.
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NYC Cultural Institutions Group Taps New Leaders
Stephanie Hill Wilchfort of the Museum of the City of New York and Atiba Edwards of the Brooklyn Children's Museum will lead the coalition of city-funded institutions.