A new filing asks the International Criminal Court to investigate the destruction of the Saint Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church last fall.
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Maya Pontone (she/her) is a Staff News Writer at Hyperallergic. Originally from Northern New Jersey, she currently resides in Brooklyn, where she covers daily news, both within and outside New York City. Maya received her BS in journalism with a political science minor from Emerson College in Boston, MA.
Archaeologists Uncover Mysterious Monument in Eastern France
The three circular interlocking enclosures, numerous artifacts, and gravesite found in Marliens could be as old as the Neolithic Age.
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From pandemic-related economic blows to technological evolutions, dealers share why they’re shuttering their physical spaces.
Getty Museum Returns Ancient Roman Bronze to Turkey
The institution acquired the bust from a Swiss art dealer who has been linked with the looted antiquities trade at other US museums.
Alaskan Tribes Are Waiting for the Denver Art Museum to Return Their Heritage
The Tlingít and Haida tribes have been requesting multiple cultural objects held in the institution’s collection for years, the Denver Post found.
Three German Climate Activists Hit With Prison Sentence
The activists doused Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate in orange paint as part of a demonstration against the use of fossil fuels in September.
Taylor Swift “Pop-Up Library” Has Fans Divided Online
An LA installation ahead of Swift’s new album release features academia props including manuscripts, typewriters, and shelves lined with books.
In Tulsa, Artists Mine Local History Through an Afro-Indigenous Lens
At Sovereign Futures, artists and community members gathered over the course of four days to traverse the layered history of the Oklahoma city.
A Father-Son Exhibition Bridges Two Generations of Graphic Art
More than 120 of Tom Darcy’s political cartoons will go on display at Nunu Fine Art this summer, paired with over 50 contemporary works by his son Brad Darcy.
Lebanese-American Artist Etel Adnan Honored With Google Doodle
The poet, writer, and abstract painter who inspired a generation died in 2021 at the age of 96.
Oh No, the Hudson Yards “Vessel” Is Reopening
Thomas Heatherwick’s highly criticized honeycomb-shaped structure will debut new safety measures following a series of deaths by suicide.
Portraits of Love and Loss From Around the World
Queer love, single motherhood, and the devastation of the Russia-Ukraine War are just a few of the subjects explored by this year’s LensCulture Portrait Award winners.