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Cheeto Shaped Like Pokémon Sells for $87K at Auction
The cheese puff resembling Charizard, a winged, fire-breathing dragon with a flame-tipped tail, has been aptly dubbed “Cheetozard.”
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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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Mexican Artist Decries “Censorship” of Queer Nun and Priest Portraits
Fabián Cháirez’s exhibition in Mexico City was suspended on a judge’s orders after the Association of Christian Lawyers filed a legal complaint.
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How Will Trump’s Tariffs Affect Art Supplies in the US?
"We expect prices to rise or severely limit the colors we can offer artists," said Roger Danilo Carmona of Manhattan’s Kremer Pigments.
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Research Shows How Mount Vesuvius Turned Man’s Brain Into Glass
A glass sample collected from the skull of a young adult victim of the eruption in Herculaneum yielded evidence of human brain matter.
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Stunning Frescoes of Dionysian Cult Rituals Unearthed in Pompeii
Spanning three walls of a recently excavated banquet hall, the murals shed light on ancient customs associated with the god of wine, festivities, and ecstasy.
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A Mixed Bag at the Outsider Art Fair
The sight of drawings by the likes of Shuvinai Ashoonai not far from sad ceramic animals felt bizarre, but a few standout booths cut through the chatter.
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First Leonardo da Vinci Museum in the US Coming This Fall
The Colorado museum will focus on the artist’s engineering endeavors, bringing his drawings, text, and experiments to life through interactive models.
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Martha Gorman Schultz, Influential Diné Weaver, Dies at 93
She was known for her mastery and evolution of several traditional patterns through her lifelong practice of weaving on the Navajo loom.
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Wayne Thiebaud Retrospective Coming to San Francisco
An exhibition at the Legion of Honor is billed as the first to explore the artist’s “reinterpretations” of works by his artistic influences.
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The Street Artist Behind the Viral “Anti-Elon Musk” Ads
Winston Tseng’s satirical ad falsely attributed to USAID at a bike dock in Washington, DC, elicited frenzied responses from Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
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Massive “Free Luigi” Image Projected on Manhattan Building
The projection took place the night before the accused United Healthcare CEO shooter’s court February 21 appearance.
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Suggestive Portraits of Queer Priests and Nuns Spark Fury in Mexico
Fabián Cháirez’s latest exhibition in Mexico City has drawn the ire of religious and right-wing groups who accuse the artist of "Christianophobia.”