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Could This New Legislation Protect Historic Sites From Trump's Wrath?
As a heavily Trump-appointed council tries to loosen preservation safeguards, Democrats are spearheading the PRESERVE Act to protect publicly commissioned art.
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Art Review
The Lost Pearls of New York City
Alan Michelson's public art installation “The Oyster” on Governors Island conjures up the overlooked history of Indigenous shell middens.
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Forthcoming New Museum Show Is a Love Letter to the Bowery
"The Bowery: Devil’s Mile,” opening September 24, traces 400 years of the iconic strip known as a destination for fun, however raucous or refined.
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Smithsonian to Show Historic Islamic Artworks From Louvre’s Collection
Opening September 26, the National Museum of Asian Art exhibition will feature 26 pieces spanning 12 centuries of Islamic art history.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Going back there is a psychological, conscious choice to enter the space and interact with the energy.”
Art Movements
An Artist Reimagines Frieze London's Loos
Gray Wielebinski's scented artworks for the fair's bathrooms, Michelle Grabner’s gift to a Wisconsin museum, Gagosian's real estate footprint shrinks, and other news.
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Required Reading
This week: a Renaissance altarpiece returns home, Yoko Ono at the Broad, the anti-AI writing movement, an uncertain future for butterfly collectors, the harp is hot again, and more.
Interview
Simone Forti Talks Yoko Ono, Dance, and Aging in Never-Before-Published Interview
“I remember sitting with Yoko on a ledge on the PS1 roof and talking together comfortably,” said the late performance artist. “It was restful.”
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16 Arrested for Showing Portraits of People Killed by ICE in DC Senate Building
The action by members of the Women’s March used artist Gianluca Costantini’s drawings of Alex Pretti, Renée Good, and other victims of ICE violence.
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Cooling System Malfunction Shutters Seven Smithsonian Museums
Washington, DC, is experiencing yet another swampy summer, with heat index values reaching near 100 degrees.
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Anna Boghiguian on Weaving Armenia
“The gift of being alive is developing a garden in oneself,” the Armenian-Egyptian artist told Hyperallergic, “and to move towards heaven.”