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Coretta Scott King Gets an Atlanta Tribute
The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, established by the civil rights activist in 1968, unveiled the new memorial on what would have been her 96th birthday.
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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Voluptuous Mermaid Art Causes a Stir in Italy
The sculpture, dedicated to scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, is described as “a tribute to the great majority of women who are curvy.”
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Racist Monument in Virginia Will Finally Be Removed
The Arlington Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial has been repeatedly criticized for its White supremacist distortion of history in the characterization of Black people as "loyal slaves.”
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Stone Buddha Found in Egypt Sheds Light on India’s Influence
The statue provides evidence of Indian trade relations with the Ancient Roman Empire by way of Egypt.
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On Social Media, Art Censorship Is Alive and Well
The artist- and activist-led “Don’t Delete Art” project targets social media platforms using suppressive content moderation algorithms.
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San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy
The ailing school made multiple attempts to pay off its debt, even considering the sale of its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
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Ready, Set, Bet on Mini Artist-Made Racecars in Brooklyn
Arts nonprofit Smack Mellon’s Gravity Racers benefit party continues a 20-year local New York tradition.
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Brooklyn Museum Workers Say They’re "Overworked and Underpaid"
"We're not going away and we're going to keep making ourselves visible," the workers said while picketing a museum fundraising event for the second time.
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Reclamation and Care in Hunter College’s MFA Thesis Exhibition
In the first installment of the show, students displayed sensitive material selections and candid presentations of one’s impact on an environment and vice versa.
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2,500-Year-Old Mummified Lizards Found in Ancient Egyptian Coffins
Using alternative imaging technology, the researchers were able to detect the reptilian remains without opening the animal coffins.
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Banned Pakistani Film Joyland Arrives in New York
Saim Sadiq’s award-winning film is still banned in Punjab, where it was filmed.
Art
This Man's on a Mission to See All the Art in Animal Crossing IRL
Mayuren Naidoo has visited 26 museums internationally and seen 36 artworks from the beloved game so far, chronicling his trek on TikTok.