In Brief
Artists Julie Ault, Titus Kaphar, and Wu Tsang Awarded 2018 MacArthur "Genius" Grant
25 individuals across disciplines will receive $625,000 of unrestricted funds as part of the prestigious award.
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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NYC Mayor’s Office Proposes Four New Jails with Enhanced “Architecture and Design”
As part of its 10-year plan to close Rikers Island, the administration is planning new prisons with renovated design, but the proposal has been met with fierce disapproval from local residents and activists.
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Caribbean Organization Alleges Brooklyn Arts Council Misused Their Intellectual Property
Caribbeing sent a cease and desist to the BAC in July regarding their alleged use of the term "Caribpolitan" in a recent exhibition.
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Café Forced to Change Name After Court Sides with MoMA on Trademark Violation
The museum accused café and gallery formerly known as "MoMaCha" of copying the institution in bad faith.
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The Bronx Museum of the Arts Opens a Satellite Space in Lower Manhattan to Support Emerging Artists
The donated auxiliary location, opening in early 2019, will "bring the best of the Bronx into another space."
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14 Arts Organizations Protest Governors Island Rezoning [UPDATED]
Arts and cultural organizations have voiced their fears of changing socioeconomic standards on the island, and laid out a plan to maintain the public space in the face of gentrification.
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Art Movements
The director of the Serralves Museum resigns after Mapplethorpe exhibition is censored, and London collective stages sit-in at 2018 Turner Prize, saying “Black Pain Is Not for Profit."
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Frank Sinatra Had an Unknown Talent for Abstract Art
His 1991 painting "Abstract after Mondrian" is one of multiple Sinatra originals for sale in the estate auction
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Artist Projects "Brett Kavanaugh Is a Sexual Predator" Onto DC Courthouse
Last night artist Robin Bell, known for his politically-minded light projections, called out accused rapist and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Edmonton Unveils an Indigenous Sculpture Park on Ancestral Lands
Candice Hopkins curated the sculptures by six Canadian Indigenous artists in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley.
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Kenya Temporarily Lifts Ban on Film for Portraying Queer Romance
The director of Rafiki, Wanuri Kahiu, sued the Kenyan government to lift a national censorship that rendered the film ineligible for the Academy Award's Best Foreign Language Film accolade.
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Hank Willis Thomas and Yinka Shonibare Among Artists Proposing Major MLK Jr. Monument on Boston Common
Barbara Chase-Riboud, David Adjaye, Hank Willis Thomas, Yinka Shonibare, and Wodiczko are among the finalists of the monumental project.