News
"First Ever NFT" Sells for $1.4 Million
Kevin McCoy minted his non-fungible token “Quantum” in 2014, long before the crypto art market exploded.
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Week in Review: The NYC Mayoral Candidate’s Cultural Plans; First-ever NFT Sells at Auction
Also, over 16,000 artists voiced solidarity with Palestine in a “Letter Against Apartheid,” and more.
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Exhibiting MoMA Artist Withdraws From Museum Events in Solidarity With Protesters
Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill is the first MoMA artist to withdraw from activities at the museum since the weekly Strike MoMA protests began on April 9.
Art
Art Historian May Have Discovered Two Artemisia Gentileschi Paintings in Beirut
After Gregory Buchakjian’s discovery laid largely dormat for decades, his research has been renewed and well-received by scholars of the Baroque artist.
Interview
Theo Anthony on How the History of Cinema Led to the Modern Surveillance State
The filmmaker talks to Hyperallergic about his documentary All Light, Everywhere and incorporating theory into his practice.
Art
Michael Richards’s Visionary Sculptures Mourn Dreams Deferred
A sense of poetic justice prevails throughout the artist’s first museum retrospective at MOCA North Miami.
Art
To Vaccine Selfie or Not to Vaccine Selfie?
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue rollout in some countries, many feel conflicted about the selfie.
Opinion
Watching Our Ecosystem Slowly Lose Color
There is a desire to cover up ecological degradation through artificially adding color, which constitutes a kind of denialism.
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Artists Nominate MoMA as an “At-Risk Cultural Heritage Site”
In its application, the group denounced several MoMA board members for their connections to “gentrification and displacement,” “extractivism and environmental degradation,” and more.
Film
Sundance Institute Awards Grants to 18 Documentary Film Projects
The institute has allocated funds to projects about Black motherhood, conversion therapy, and more.
Guide
Your Concise New York Art Guide for June 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month.
Guide
Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for June 2021
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month.