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These Are the Artists in the 2024 Whitney Biennial
The 81st edition of the historically controversial show will open on March 20.
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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Millions Fall for Fake Video of Eiffel Tower on Fire
A CGI clip of the Parisian landmark in flames went viral this week before media fact-checkers could set the record straight.
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MoMA Accused of Enabling Sexual Assault During Marina Abramović Show
An artist who performed nude in the 2010 exhibition claims that the New York museum "failed to take corrective action" against groping by attendees.
Art
Chicago Rat Hole Spurs a Plethora of Artistic Interventions
From tattoo art to nail art to a new flag design, the Windy City’s new ephemeral landmark is inspiring creators in a-mice-zing ways.
Art
New Fluffy Tulle Artwork Livens Up a Gray Manhattan
Ana María Hernando’s installation at Madison Square Park brings warmth and light to chilly New York.
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Iowa Museum Plans to Demolish Land Art Installation
The museum cited the "ephemeral" nature of artist Mary Miss's original materials as well as Iowa's extreme climate.
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Instagram Censors NYC Art Show About the Nude Body
An image for Nudity is not Radical!, an exhibition that aims to de-sexualize nudity, was ironically taken down by Meta.
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Art Dealer Admits Hunter Biden Knew Identity of Collectors
New details from the House Oversight Committee reveal flaws in the White House's ethics plan for the president’s son’s art career.
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Epstein Files Reveal Underage Sex Allegation Against Arts Patron Les Wexner
In a since-settled lawsuit against Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Giuffre said she had sex with the billionaire up to 10 times while underage.
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Warhol Foundation Doles Out $4M to 50 Art Orgs
Black- and Native-led arts nonprofits are at the forefront of the grantees in this cycle.
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Cuban Vice Minister of Culture Removed From Office
Fernando Rojas, long criticized by Cuban artists for his complicity with the island’s oppressive regime, will remain as an advisor to the minister.
Film
Lost Early Footage of the Amazon Rediscovered in Czech Archive
Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo (1918) highlights the 20th-century rubber boom and enslavement of Indigenous people through a propagandic lens.