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Zachary Small

Zachary Small was the senior writer at Hyperallergic and has written for The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Nation, The Times Literary Supplement, Artforum, and other publications. They have also appeared on WNYC. They tweet and instagram from @zacharyhsmall.

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Art Handlers Are Unionizing at UOVO, a High-End Art Logistics Company

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Workers at the white-glove art logistics company have announced their intention to form a union with Teamsters Local 814 for better healthcare and benefits.

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A New Generation of Artists Confronts Environmental and Colonial Issues

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

Socrates Sculpture Park presents its annual exhibition of artist fellows in an effort to nurture emerging talent.

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600,000 Images Removed from AI Database After Art Project Exposes Racist Bias

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

The image tagging system that went viral on social media was part of artist Trevor Paglen and AI researcher Kate Crawford’s attempts to publicize how prejudiced technology can be.

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Research by Forensic Architecture Suggests Injustice in the Police Killing of Harith Augustus

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Forensic Architecture has partnered with Chicago’s Invisible Institute to mount a counter-investigation into the official police narrative surrounding the death of Augustus. Their findings could change the way city policing works.

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Rubens and Hirst Among 46 Objects Donated to British Museums in £58.6 Million Tax Deal

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 13, 2019

The “cultural gifts” and “acceptance in lieu” schemes arrange tax breaks for the wealthy in exchange for valuable artworks going to the nation’s museums. Some say the arrangement has saved local cultural institutions.

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DC Mayor Clashes With Arts Commission, Changes the Locks on Art Collection

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 12, 2019September 13, 2019

After announcing that she would create a separate arts organization under her control, Mayor Muriel Bowser changed the locks on the storage area that houses the commission’s prized art collection, preventing staff from accessing it.

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Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Settlement in Thousands of Opioid Cases

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 11, 2019January 31, 2022

The family will provide a $3 billion payout over seven years. However, the settlement does not include a statement of wrongdoing.

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Meow Wolf Violated Living Wage, Santa Fe Court Rules

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 11, 2019September 11, 2019

The city ordered the immersive arts group to pay its former employees more than $17,500 for violating labor laws.

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Lana Del Rey and the Gaslighting of American Culture

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 10, 2019September 13, 2019

The singer has defied critics and graduated summa cum laude from the pop pantheon into the hall of legends. Her latest album proves she deserves the respect of legends like Joni Mitchell and Carole King.

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Wangechi Mutu Adorns the Met Museum’s Façade With Images of African Queendom

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 9, 2019September 13, 2019

For the first time in 117 years, the empty niches on the museum’s exterior are occupied. Mutu’s four bronze sculpture express resilience and wisdom.

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Maintenance Workers at Metropolitan Museum Receive 63% Pay Increase

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 9, 2019April 15, 2020

After more than a year of negotiations, licensed HVAC assistant maintenance workers will receive $35 per hour while the annual salaries for new hires will jump from $45,760 to $72,800.

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The Art Handler Who Saved the Emancipation Proclamation From Drowning in Mountain Dew

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 6, 2019September 13, 2019

Calder Brannock was told he was just transporting an empty vitrine from the National Archives in DC north toward New York. That wasn’t the full truth.

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