The three medallions by James “Yaya” Hough, who served 27 years in prison upon being handed a life sentence as a minor, are now on display in Battery Park City.
Jasmine Liu
Jasmine Liu is a former staff writer for Hyperallergic. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she studied anthropology and mathematics at Stanford University.
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As the World Burns, Museum Leaders “Deeply Shaken” by Climate Protests
MoMA’s Glenn Lowry, the Brooklyn Museum’s Anne Pasternak, and 90 others signed a statement condemning recent actions targeting protected artworks.
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For $60K a Month, You Can Now Rent Basquiat’s Former Home
The Noho unit, where artist lived and worked between 1983 and 1988, was owned by Andy Warhol.
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Lee Bontecou, Artist of Delightfully Uncategorizable Sculptures, Dies at 91
“I just got tired of sculpture as a big thing in the middle of a room,” the artist once said, adding that she “wanted it to go into space.”
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Child Who Lived 8,000 Years Ago May Have Been Buried With a Wolf
Archaeologists excavated the burial site in eastern Finland, shedding light on Stone Age funerary practices.
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Vandals Who Graffitied Petroglyphs in Nevada Sent to Prison
The White River Narrows rock art is considered sacred by Native American peoples in the region.
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New Online Database Tracks the Whereabouts of the Benin Bronzes
Digital Benin contains data from about 5,246 objects scattered across 131 institutions in 20 countries.
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The Art Show at Park Avenue Armory Returns to a Sparse Audience
Virtually everyone remarked on how quiet the fair was, with some reveling in this fact and others casting it plainly as a failure.
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Scan These Artworks and They Will Come to Life
Visitors to two Chinatown parks in New York can scan colorful banners that turn into lively animations about Chinese heritage and immigrant narratives.
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Queens Artists and Nonprofits Can Apply for This Cash Grant
The Queens Arts Fund awards project grants between $1,000 and $5,000 to organizations and collectives and $3,000 to artists for the production of new work.
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Bushwick Film Festival Returns With 100+ Independent Films
Films by local and international directors will play at Williamsburg Cinemas, accompanied by live events and an awards ceremony.