Books
Historic Artworks Seen Through the Eyes of University of Iowa Writers
In A Time of Witness brings poets, essayists, and authors to reinterpret pieces in the Stanley Museum of Art’s collection.
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News
Did Archaeologists Discover Pliny the Elder’s Famous Roman Villa?
News that researchers may have found the site where Pliny watched the eruption of Mount Vesuvius epitomizes the pressure to tie discoveries to well-known narratives.
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British Museum Plans Exhibition of Recovered Stolen Gems
The objects were allegedly taken by a staff member suspected of systematically pocketing ancient gems and gold jewelry.
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Archaeologists Slam Giza Pyramid Restoration Project
A recently launched initiative will cover one of the ancient structures with granite.
Guide
Hyperallergic Spring 2024 New York Art Guide
A guide to this season’s museum exhibitions and art events in and around New York City, including the Whitney Biennial.
News
Man Dies After Falling From Tate Modern Museum in London
The museum said it was closed for the rest of the day on Friday and would reopen Saturday, February 3.
Art
Required Reading
This week, soup and art museums, one owl’s escape from Central Park Zoo, the false promise of AI, when film critics hang out, and what is “faerie smut”?
Art
The Artist Making Masterpieces Out of Bubble Wrap
Bradley Hart injects the packaging material with acrylics to recreate classic art historical paintings, portraits, and more.
Art
For Barrow Parke, Systems Are the Medium
As with the composition of our world, each element is built one strand at a time before being interwoven into a cohesive whole.
Film
Trolley Times Captures a Collective Roar for Food and Truth
Gurvinder Singh’s film artfully chronicles a movement in protest of India’s debilitating farm acts.
News
How African-American Museums Are Navigating Book Bans
Black history and culture institutions are stepping in to fill the gaps with uncensored and community-oriented programming.
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Rubin Museum to Shutter NYC Location After 20 Years
The institution, which has faced repatriation claims and financial challenges, will lay off 40% of its staff when it closes its Manhattan space.