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What is This? Artwork for Ants?
“Our culture is far richer with the inclusion of other life forms,” says Catherine Chalmers, an artist who collaborates with a collective of wild ants to create tiny, Abstract Expressionist “Antworks.”
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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Foliage-Loving Influencers Turn Life in Vermont Town Into Hell
The town of Pomfret is restricting access to a popular photo spot after complaints of excessive traffic, trespassing, and noise.
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$1.5M Buddha Statue Stolen From LA Gallery
The 250-pound bronze sculpture was taken from Barakat Gallery’s outdoor space in West Hollywood.
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Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Found in English Palace Storeroom
"Susanna and the Elders" (c. 1638–39) had been misattributed and stowed away in rough condition at the Hampton Court Palace in Surrey.
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David Brooks Airport Meal Unleashes Torrent of Memes
The moderate columnist complained about a $78 burger meal but failed to account for several alcoholic drinks he consumed.
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MoMA and Morgan Library Among Museums Returning Nazi-Looted Art
Seven Egon Schiele works that belonged to Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum were handed back to his heirs.
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How to Spend $1,000 at NYC’s Affordable Art Fair
I gave myself an imagined budget and set out to find everything from dorm-room art to a housewarming gift for that friend who loves crystals.
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Inuit Culture Comes to Life in Shuvinai Ashoona's Drawings
In a new show in New York City, Ashoona’s memory-based compositions infuse truth coupled with whimsy surrounding life in the Arctic.
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New Grant Supports Artists Addressing Censorship and Autonomy
Artists Alex Mari and Nick Thornburg have been selected for the Franklin Furnace Archive's inaugural XENO Prize.
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Bob Ross’s First On-Air Painting Could Fetch Nearly $10M
“A Walk in the Woods” (1983) was the first of 1,000 artworks created during the artist’s The Joy of Painting television show that ran on PBS for 11 years.
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Fernando Botero, Colombian Artist of Curvy Figures, Dies at 91
The plumpness that stands out in Botero’s work represented not a commentary on fatness but rather the artist’s appreciation for curvature and form.
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Want to Visit MoMA? That’ll Be $30
The New York institution is the latest to increase its admission fee, joining the Whitney, the Guggenheim, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.