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Artists Denounce Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action
Cultural workers and institutions are sharing their reactions to the decision, which makes it unlawful for colleges to consider race as a factor in admissions.
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.
Interview
Everest Pipkin on the Utopian Potential of Gardens
The trans nonbinary artist, writer, and game designer employs data as their medium to expand on the broader “garden” and the often violent ways in which we preserve its beauty.
Art
Tobaron Waxman on Migration, Music, and Mutual Aid
The trans artist, curator, and singer unpacks the abstract regulations imposed on the body by gender binaries and geography.
Art
Shein's Influencer Trip Backfires Online
A deluge of memes and TikToks poked fun at an influencer trip offered by Shein, which has faced multiple labor practice allegations.
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Philadelphia Museum Accused of Reneging on Union Contract
Union leaders say the museum won’t comply with pay increases agreed to in a hard-won contract after last fall’s 19-day strike.
Art
Demian DinéYazhi' Is Tired of Museums’ Solidarity Statements
The trans nonbinary Indigenous artist uses text-based printmaking to challenge the ways in which institutions extract from marginalized artists and their labor.
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Tourist Could Face Jail Time for Etching Names on Colosseum
Italian officials decried the vandalism, which was caught on camera by a fellow tourist.
Art
T.J. Dedeaux-Norris’s Medium Is Healing
Through rap music, performances, textile work, and curated assemblages and installations, the artist dissolves identity-based dichotomies.
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Pope Francis Hosts Contemporary Artists at the Vatican
The pope embraced art that questions traditional narratives, a marked shift from his condemnation of León Ferrari’s “blasphemous” sculpture decades ago.
News
Indigenous Artists Paint 300-Foot “Path to Reconciliation” in Canada
Geanna Dunbar and Brandy Jones’s pavement mural in the province of Saskatchewan is painted in the style of traditional beadwork.
Art
Hannah McBroom’s Search for Safety
The Missouri artist’s work channels physical and emotional refuge as a means of resisting panic during the fight for trans survival.
Interview
Levon Kafafian Weaves a Queer Armenian Future
The Detroit-based nonbinary artist breathes new life into customs and traditions, giving them a space to grow with the diaspora.