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NYC Art Institutions Close Amid Air Pollution Concerns
The Noguchi Museum and the Socrates Sculpture Park are among those shuttering as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the city.
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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Nancy Yao's Role at Smithsonian Stalled As Review Continues
The American Women’s History Museum is awaiting the findings of an investigation into allegations against Yao.
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Chrysler Museum Asked to Return Allegedly "Stolen" Statue
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association claims that Peter Stephenson's "Wounded Indian" was stolen from its collection in the 1950s.
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We Tried Photoshop's New AI Tool on Art, With Mixed Results
The “Generative Fill” function lets you extend any image background and make other modifications, but even robots need art history lessons.
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Italy Raises Museum Prices to Fund Flood Aid
The move comes amid worrying news of the impact of the floods on Italy’s cultural heritage, particularly in the hard-hit Emilia-Romagna region.
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Four NYC Open Studios to Visit in June
Across the boroughs, artists are opening their studios for some much-needed creative collaboration as the summer vibes ramp up.
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Professor Fired for "Islamophobia" Was Unjustly Vilified, Report Says
The American Association of University Professors condemned Hamline University’s dismissal of a professor who showed artworks of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Artist Shellyne Rodriguez Arrested in the Bronx
The former Hunter College adjunct who confronted anti-abortion activists faces charges of harassment and menacing for threatening a tabloid reporter.
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School Fires Arts Professor Who Confronted Anti-Abortion Group
Artist and former Hunter College adjunct Shellyne Rodriguez, who was harassed online after protesting a pro-life group on campus, was let go after a tense altercation with a reporter.
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What’s That Grotesque Sculpture on Jeff Bezos’s Megayacht?
Some think the truly tasteless artwork attached to the prow of the yacht is an ode to Bezos’s new fiancée, Lauren Sánchez.
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Is That a Nike Shoe in a 17th-Century Painting?
Visitors to the National Gallery in London have spotted what looks like a pair of Nike sneakers in Ferdinand Bol’s “Portrait of Frederick Sluysken” (1652).
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Supporting a New Generation of Printmakers in New York City
Eight emerging artists have been selected for the New Voices pilot program at the Print Center New York.