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A 65-Foot Wiener Lands in Times Square
New Yorkers can feast their eyes on the formidable frank through June 13.
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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Photos From the Pope's Historic First Visit to the Venice Biennale
Pope Francis visited the women's prison where the Vatican is presenting its pavilion exhibition this year.
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Could the Mona Lisa Get Her Own Gallery at Last?
The Louvre Museum is considering installing the artwork in a separate underground room to improve the painting’s “disappointing” viewing experience.
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Hundreds Take to City College in Art-Filled Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Multicolored tents, protest art, and an enormous display of hand-painted canvas banners express CUNY student and faculty support for Palestine.
Art
When Keith Haring Painted a Mural for an Iowa Elementary School
Kids and parents were "captivated" by the artist's visit. Now, his mural for the public school's library will go on display for the first time.
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Louvre Museum Launches … a Fitness Program?
Visitors can stretch, sweat, and drop-split in the presence of priceless artifacts as Paris gears up for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Art
You Can't Corgi-Wash Queen Elizabeth's Colonial Legacy
The peoples crushed under British imperialism might not find Hywel Pratley's tribute to the late monarch and her dogs so endearing.
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Leonora Carrington Masterpiece Could Fetch Over $12M at Auction
The dreamlike work blends references to Hieronymus Bosch, Irish mythology, the kabbalah, and Mexican Indigenous cosmologies.
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Story of Disgraced Art Dealer Who Swindled Millions Gets HBO Series
Inigo Philbrick was sentenced to prison for a “Ponzi-like” scheme during which he defrauded over $86 million from various clients.
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Indigenous Artists Win Top Prizes at Venice Biennale
Archie Moore and the Mataaho Collective took home Golden Lions for Australia and New Zealand, respectively.
Art
A Black Bean Grows Quietly in Washington Square Park
In a 10-day meditation, Jemila MacEwan silently nurtures a seed in the palm of their hand amidst the hustle and bustle of the iconic public park.
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National Museum of American History Evacuates Staff After Bomb Threat
There were no injuries or damages reported.