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Africa Wants a More Accurate World Map
The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its significance.
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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Amy Sherald Speaks Out on Cancelling Her Smithsonian Show
"When governments police museums, they are not simply policing exhibitions. They are policing imagination itself," the artist wrote in a new opinion essay.
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Colorado Town Settles With Native Artist Who Brought Free Speech Lawsuit
The town of Vail canceled Danielle SeeWalker’s residency last year after she shared an unrelated painting in support of Palestine on her Instagram.
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Trump Targets LGBTQ+ History, Migrants, and More in Chilling Smithsonian Hit List
The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.
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Lawsuit Condemns Pro-Slavery Message in North Carolina Monument
A case arguing that the Confederate statue’s inscription is a violation of equal protection is allowed to forge ahead.
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Trump Says US Museums Should Focus Less on Slavery
The president’s efforts to influence the Smithsonian, an independent institution, have raised alarm among museum advocacy organizations.
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Rashid Johnson Is “Not Afraid to Be Vulnerable”
CBS Sunday Morning featured the artist in conjunction with his career retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum.
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Are Art History Majors More In Demand Than Computer Scientists?
Recent data shows dips in unemployment rates for art history college graduates, but it’s worth taking a closer look at why.
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Senator Seeks Probe Into MoMA Trustee Leon Black’s Epstein Ties
Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden said Black’s approximately $100 million in payments to the convicted sex offender were not properly audited.
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LA Museum Condemns US Border Patrol Presence on Its Grounds
“We are outraged and deeply distressed,” said the Japanese American National Museum, noting the “stark” parallels to the arrests of Japanese Americans on the site in 1942.
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Trump Wants "American Exceptionalism" at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?
The White House announced an intrusive probe into the institution’s programming for the country’s 250th anniversary.
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How Is Art Selected for New York City’s Airports?
Developers are investing in art for multi-billion-dollar terminal enhancement projects, but the process around commissioning these works is mostly opaque.