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Man Graffitis "Bird God" on Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza Arch
The graffiti writer was arrested after stealing a crane to tag the arch. The NYPD and the public are still puzzled about the meaning of it all.
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Historical Chicano Mural Threatened by Santa Fe’s New Vladem Contemporary Museum
Some community members are against the destruction of “Multi-Cultural,” a mural painted in 1980 by "living treasure" Gilberto Guzman.
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Hyperallergic's Most Popular Posts of the Decade
What a decade! The range of the most popular posts represent the diversity of topics the site covers. Just another decade in the life of Hyperallergic.
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Hyperallergic's Most Popular Posts of 2019
The most popular posts of the year is a healthy mix of many things, representing the breadth of Hyperallergic's coverage.
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The History of a Printmaking Workshop for Women Artists, From Elaine de Kooning to Faith Ringgold
From 1984 to 2012, printmaker and professor Nancy Campbell ran the Mount Holyoke College Printmaking Workshop, where women artists like Kiki Smith and Vija Celmins produced remarkable prints.
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The Many Afterlives and Expressions of the African Diaspora
To commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ships in the United States, a recent exhibition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum explores Paul Gilroy’s concept of the “Black Atlantic."
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The Raucous and Frenetic Energy of Nam June Paik
As a recent retrospective at Tate Modern demonstrates, even fitted with decades-old circuitry, Nam June Paik’s work still pulses with energy, breakneck and experimental.
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But is it Folk Art? Avant-Garde Quilts and Found Object Assemblages
Coulter Fussell and Butch Anthony work in traditional mediums to examine modern issues.
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Required Reading
This week, the meme of the decade, historical accuracy and the 1619 Project, how not to discuss African fiction, considering the Black interior art, Chinese restaurants are closing in the US, and more.
Music
Big Thief's Haunting Musical Dreamworld
The Brooklyn folk-rock band’s two 2019 albums invent an imagined environment with its own internal logic, a densely wooded forest with strange, benevolent creatures lurking in the shadows.
Books
A Daily Commute Frames an Author's Reflections
Over the course of her graphic memoir, Commute, Erin Williams acknowledges the lives of people she encounters in her day, but she maintains a steady gaze on herself.
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Jessica Dismorr Is Getting Her Due, 80 Years Too Late
There is much to praise about Radical Women: Jessica Dismorr and her Contemporaries, and there is not a little to regret.