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UAE's Africa Institute Cancels David Adjaye-Designed Campus
The Sharjah institution is the latest to cut ties with the architect, who denies the accusations made by three former female employees.
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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Angelina Jolie Takes Over Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Former NYC Studio
The building at 57 Great Jones Street where the artist lived and worked, which has been on the market for $60K/month, will house the new Atelier Jolie.
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Harlem's Studio Museum Parts Ways With David Adjaye Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Other US and UK institutions have cut ties with the architect in the wake of the accusations.
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The Stitch Artist Helping Combat Media Fatigue
Diana Weymar collaborated with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project to center the work of writers tackling economic and racial justice — using embroidery.
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Nancy Yao Will Not Lead Women's History Museum
Yao has “withdrawn” from her role as director of the new Smithsonian museum amid an investigation of her conduct as the former leader of New York’s Museum of Chinese in America.
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Starchitect David Adjaye Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Adjaye is no longer working on the UK Holocaust Memorial after three former female employees came forward with allegations, which the architect denies.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.