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How Jimothy the Raccoon Became a Hero of the Misfits
The short-spined Seattle animal with an unfettered spirit has been honored in fan art, tattoos, and murals.
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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The dissident artist arrived in Miami after serving five years in a maximum-security prison outside Havana.
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Artists Memorialize Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Houston Man Killed by ICE
Portraits, illustrations, cartoons, and signs pay tribute to the Mexican immigrant and father of three who was fatally shot in his car on his way to work.
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Which Artworks Will Grace the High Line’s Plinth Next?
After Iván Argote's iconic pigeon and Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s giant Buddha, the NYC organization is inviting public feedback on 62 proposals.
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Artist Sells $25 Trash Souvenirs Found Outside Taylor Swift's Wedding
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Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of New Museum
The institution’s former artistic director succeeds Lisa Phillips, who announced her retirement last fall.
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Belgium’s Magritte-Inspired Soccer Jersey Mirrors a Surreal World Cup
The pink-and-blue shirts feature one of the painter's lesser-known motifs, along with the phrase “This is not a jersey" in an homage to the artist.