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Antiquities Looted by Notorious Smuggling Ring Returned to Nepal
Works linked to the disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor are among the 20 objects seized by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit.
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Five Shows to See in New York City Right Now
Nick Cave leaves behind his Soundsuits, Ericka Beckman reimagines a fairy tale, American Artist explores the sci-fi world of Octavia E. Butler, and more.
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Ericka Beckman’s Surreal Visions of Late Capitalism
Though often associated with the Pictures Generation, Beckman’s work shifts focus from deconstruction to archetypes — and from the commodity to the human.
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Trump Moves to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services
An executive order demands workforce and operation reductions “that the President has determined are unnecessary” at the IMLS and several agencies.
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How Do You Paint Language?
A group show curated by Hilton Als meditates on words in the visual arts, but wields silence in ways that verge on obstinate obscurity.
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San Francisco Pride March Loses $300K in Sponsorships
It’s not the only organization taking a hit as Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans policies continue to reverberate through the arts and culture sector.
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A Houston Throuple’s Polaroids of Queer Life
A trove of photos of an “unapologetically ‘out’” 1970s romance is among the gems of the upcoming New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.
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Athens Museum Removes Artworks Vandalized by Far-Right Lawmaker
Greek Parliament Member Nikolaos Papadopoulos targeted and damaged artist Christophoros Katsadiotis’s works, decrying them as “blasphemous.”
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Hyperallergic Mini Art Crossword: March 2025
Hokusai’s mountain, LA art fairs, feminist artist-activists, and more.
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Andrea Chung’s Afrofuturism of Cyanotypes and Sugar
The artist’s show at MOCA North Miami follows her interest in destructive transformation as a path to a more accurate history.
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Nick Cave’s Eternal Garden
In his new work, the artist emerges from his aesthetic camouflage into a more complicated space of visibility that probes relationships of power and image.
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Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History
Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.