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Trump Threatens to Wipe Out Iranian Civilization
The president's threats to destroy the Islamic regime have escalated to include the entire population of Iran and the millennia of history and culture preceding it.
Rhea Nayyar
Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York City-based staff reporter at Hyperallergic. She received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has a passion for small-scale artworks, elevating minority perspectives, and dogspotting at art world events.
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A Dedicated Ruth Asawa Space Is Coming to San Francisco
Complementing the artist’s various public works throughout the city, her family-run estate's forthcoming gallery comes on the centenary of the artist's birth year.
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Dutch Museum Discovers 8-Inch Ancient Roman Phallus
The bone carving was found in a forgotten collection of 16,000 boxes containing various archaeological finds at the Valkhof Museum.
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POC Arts Nonprofits Face Severe Staffing Challenges, Survey Finds
A new report by Museum Hue sheds light on the difficulties faced by dozens of museums and cultural centers led by people of color in the Northeastern states.
April Fools
The Best April Fools’ Jokes in the Art World This Year
In addition to our own fresh and feral stock of jokes, we wanted to show some love to a few other examples of shenanigans across the arts and humanities.
Satire
Spirit Halloween to Temporarily Take Over Kennedy Center
The institution is looking into alternative forms of revenue to supplement funding for its multi-million dollar renovation, a source said.
Satire
List of Failed Business Ideas Found Beneath Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”
An X-ray analysis revealed plans for backup careers in face painting and other pursuits beneath layers of paint in the Dutch Master’s magnum opus.
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Survey Finds 51% of Men Think Mona Lisa “Should Smile More"
A new visitor experience survey reveals a surprising amount of criticism lobbed at Lisa del Giocondo.
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Brooklyn Museum’s Africa Collection to Get a Brand New Space
The new exhibition space will connect the art and historical legacy of Ancient Egypt and North Africa to that of the rest of the continent.
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Internet Goes Wild for The Met’s Newly Acquired Mannerist Painting
Online reactions to Rosso Fiorentino's recently discovered work might be channeling the very essence of the stylized art movement 500 years on.
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Trump Erects Contentious Columbus Statue Outside White House
The original was among dozens of Columbus monuments toppled in 2020 during nationwide protests against racial violence.
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What Can $500 Buy at the Affordable Art Fair?
And, more importantly, is the work on view worth the price?