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Lebanon's Ancient Heritage Under Threat as Israel Ramps Up Attacks
The Israeli army has issued new evacuation orders for residents of Baalbek, home to Ancient Roman temples and archaeological ruins.
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A Swell of Native Pride at Jeffrey Gibson’s Venice Symposium
The sense of collective strength throughout the three-day event was as palpable as the beats of the drums during the performances, the rhythms we felt in our gut.
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The Nimble Porosity of Chantal Akerman
She was one of the first filmmakers to make the leap from cinema to museum spaces, which allowed her greater freedom and the pleasure of demanding more viewer participation.
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British Painter Sarah Cunningham Dies at 31
Cunningham rose to prominence with her large-scale oil landscapes that walk the line between the natural world and entropic abstraction.
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Artist Invites the Public to Write Letters to the Next US President
Sheryl Oring has typed and sent thousands of messages to the White House every election since 2004 as part of her performance series I Wish to Say.
Art
What Happens When Creation Is Destruction?
The art of Cai Guo-Qiang and Gustav Metzger illuminates a problem in art-making today: What happens when creative pursuits, in fact, destroy?
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Artworks Encourage Voter Turnout Ahead of US Election
From a reprinting of ACT UP’s historic 1988 Election Day poster to contemporary images, artists are urging everyone to cast their ballots on November 5.
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Three Charged With Hate Crimes for Vandalizing Homes of Brooklyn Museum Leaders
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office alleges that the accused individuals targeted museum officials who had “Jewish-sounding” names.
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The Hyperallergic Art Crossword: November 2024
A statue that just ~landed~ on NYC’s High Line, still-life objects, architectural vocab, van Gogh’s prescient physics, and much more.
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Two Exhibitions at The Met Send a Single Message: Vote!
Jesse Krimes’s rebuke of the US justice system and Anastasia Samoylova’s uncanny images of Florida stir a visceral response in an election defined by cognitive dissonance.
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In Silent Action, Activists Protest Keffiyeh Ban at Noguchi Museum Gala
Masked activists greeted benefit attendees as messages like “Culture Banned Here” were projected on the institution’s facade.
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Elizabeth Catlett’s Life as a Revolutionary Artist
A retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum conveys that Catlett’s artistic practice was inseparable from her dedication to Black and Mexican revolutionary politics.