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Two Arrested for Splashing Paint on Columbus Artwork in Spain
Activists at Madrid’s Museo Naval called for an end to the “glorification of colonization and genocides, both historical and current.”
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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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Visitor Tears Hole in 17th-Century Painting at Uffizi Galleries
A man damaged the portrait of Fernando de’ Medici while posing for a picture in the latest instance of a museum selfie gone wrong.
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When NYC’s Piers Were a Sanctuary for Gay Gathering
In the 1960s, amid the shipping industry's decline, the empty piers became a site for cruising and creativity for gay men in particular.
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11 Juneteenth Events Around New York City
Workshops inspired by contemporary artists, performances, comedy, food, screenings, and so much more.
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Kinetic Artist Susumu Shingu’s Gentle Message for the World
A new exhibition at the Japan Society in NYC will center the sculptor’s animated artworks, maquettes, and inspiring sense of gratitude for the miracle of being alive.
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From a Soho Loft to the World’s First LGBTQ+ Art Museum
In the face of discrimination, harassment, and the AIDS crisis, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art became a beacon for queer creativity.
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San Francisco Art Institute Becomes Free Experimental Studio Program
The new California Academy of Studio Arts will host up to 30 emerging artists per annual cohort.
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Artist Covers Transphobic Billboard With Giant Dachshund Drawing
Street artist Yaya decided to counter the UK ad campaign’s bigoted message with “something absurd that couldn’t offend anyone.”
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Museum Displays 200-Year-Old Condom Printed With Erotic Image
The 19th-century prophylactic, depicting an exposed nun and three aroused clergymen, anchors an exhibit about sex work and health at the Rijksmuseum.
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Whitney Museum Suspends Independent Study Program
The museum is pausing the 2025–26 iteration of the program just weeks after it canceled a performance about Palestinian mourning, sparking outrage and censorship accusations.
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An Archive of Lesbian History Right in the Heart of Brooklyn
Nestled between brownstones near Prospect Park, the Lesbian Herstory Archives houses the world’s largest selection of materials by and for anyone who identifies with the word.
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Trump Says He Fired National Portrait Gallery Director Over DEI Support
Kim Sajet had been in the role since 2013, when she was appointed by President Obama to lead the Smithsonian institution.