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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.
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.
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.
Art
Understanding Shakira’s New Sculpture Through Her Song Lyrics
The artwork’s hips definitely do not lie, but its face might.
Art
Palestine Solidarity Art From Around the World
In response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza, artists share the ways in which they’ve engaged their practice to raise awareness and mobilize action.
News
Black-Led Housing Rights Org Priced Out of Upstate NY Arts Space
A group of artists has rallied in support of the Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition, which says it was displaced by the Foreland arts complex.
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Cave Art Handprints With Missing Fingertips Point to Ritual Amputation
Researchers who examined prehistoric cave art in France and Spain purport that the absent phalanges were intentional body modifications.
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Cave Art Handprints With Missing Fingertips Point to Ritual Amputation
Researchers who examined prehistoric cave art in France and Spain purport that the absent phalanges were intentional body modifications.
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Celebrate Public Domain Day With André Breton and Millions of Cats!
Every January 1, a slew of artistic and literary content becomes free for the public to access, use, remix, and enjoy.
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Union Strike Shuts Down Eiffel Tower on Centennial of Architect's Death
Employees say the landmark’s management underestimates the costs of its maintenance.
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Pre-Raphaelite Artist Cited Diarrhea As Excuse for Painting Delay
We’ve all been there.
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Gaza Art Gallery Reportedly Destroyed by Israeli Airstrike
Eltiqa Gallery once operated on the bustling Omar Al-Mukhtar Street in downtown Gaza City and participated in Documenta 15 last year.
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Van Gogh’s First Painting of the Outdoors Heads to The Met
It’s part of a trove of 200 artworks gifted to the museum by Law & Order producer Dick Wolf.