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Ahead of Anniversary, Artists Urge Brooklyn Museum to Stand With Palestine
Cultural workers say the museum must “end its silence” on Israel’s violence in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank in a new open letter.
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Author Jhumpa Lahiri Turns Down Noguchi Award Over Keffiyeh Ban
The Noguchi Museum in New York City terminated three workers who refused to comply with a dress code policy prohibiting the headscarves.
Art
María Magdalena Campos-Pons Leads a Procession of Hope
With stops at sites of significance to Black and Cuban New Yorkers, the artist’s walking performance captures the essence of her practice: harnessing the collective toward a unified vision.
News
Noguchi Museum Terminates Three Workers for Wearing Keffiyehs
The gallery attendants refused to comply with the museum’s new policy, which they told Hyperallergic goes against their own values and those of the institution.
Art
Presenting Hyperallergic’s 2024 Armory Show Booth Awards
“Best Booth”? No, thank you. This year, we honor the real standouts at the fair, from the shiniest artworks to the most Duchampian.
Art
An Art Exhibition That Makes Rejection Look Good
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is preparing to proudly display works that didn’t make it into a popular open-call show at the Brooklyn Museum.
News
Noguchi Museum Staff Walk Out in Protest of Keffiyeh Ban
Staff say the dress code policy, which prohibits “political statements,” is anti-Palestinian and goes against the values of the artist whose legacy the museum honors.
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Woman Charged in Vandalism of Brooklyn Museum Director’s Home
Anne Pasternak was one of four museum leaders whose homes were graffitied with anti-Zionist messages following a heavily policed pro-Palestine protest at the institution.
Opinion
Who's Left Out of the Frame in the Viral Trump Shooting Photo?
In the compulsive analysis of the former president’s image, we risk overlooking the mundanity of gun violence and its less mediagenic casualties.
Art
Six Art-World Cool Kids Take Over Abandoned High School in Upstate NY
At The Campus, pairings of works by over 80 artists yield unexpected dialogues in classrooms, hallways, a gym, and even a science lab.
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Kehinde Wiley’s Accusers Respond to Concerns Over Canceled Museum Shows
“Artistic merit, while significant, should not take precedence over issues of moral injury and human dignity,” reads a response to issues raised by the National Coalition Against Censorship.
Interview
Marlene McCarty's Unorthodox Visions in Ballpoint Pen
The artist talks about her epic drawings, her work in the AIDS activism collective Gran Fury, and why plants may hold the key to taking back our bodies.