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Two Hip-Hop Personalities, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and Free Richardson, Open South Bronx Gallery
The hip-hop trailblazers intend The Compound as a space to curate a cross-culture between art, music, fashion, entertainment, and more.
Jasmine Weber
Jasmine Weber is an artist, writer, and former news editor at Hyperallergic.
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Some of the World’s Most Striking iPhone Images
Photographers across 18 categories submitted their best iPhone photos.
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New Yorkers Booked 9,500 Free Museum Tickets in Four Days, New Passes Arrive August 1
In the four days since it launched, the new Culture Pass NYC program helped New Yorkers book over 9,500 reservations for 33 museums and cultural institutions across the five boroughs.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Never-before-seen artwork by Nelson Mandela released, Beyoncé and Jay-Z file a request to film at the Colosseum, and Wes Anderson is now a curator.
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Al Qassemi Settles Lawsuit with Sotheby’s and Waterhouse’s “The Siren” Sells for Nearly $5 million
A Sir Quentin Blake retrospective auction celebrates the author’s prolific career as an illustrator and a 19th Century European and Orientalist Art auction fetches over $3 million at Christie’s in London.
In Brief
Imprisoned Kurdish Artist Pens Thank You Letter to Banksy
Banksy posted a letter written to him by Turkish-Kurdish artist and political prisoner, Zehra Doğan.
In Brief
70 New Emoji Released on 🌎 Emoji Day
Apple unveiled a preview of the new emojis we never knew we needed for World Emoji Day.
In Brief
Your New York Library Card Will Now Allow You Access to 33 City Museums
A new initiative encourages New Yorkers to use their library cards to get in free to museums across the city.