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Woman With Her Back to the Viewer in Gallery Photos Speaks Out

“I like to think of myself as a modern-day Rückenfigur,” she said in an exclusive interview with Hyperallergic.

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New Mysterious Art Fair “The Island” Seeks the Opposite of Buzz

Dozens of mega-collectors are reputed to be attending the super-secretive fair slated to take place in the US Virgin Islands.

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List of Failed Business Ideas Found Beneath Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch”

An X-ray analysis revealed plans for backup careers in face painting and other pursuits beneath layers of paint in the Dutch Master’s magnum opus.

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Survey Finds 51% of Men Think Mona Lisa “Should Smile More"

A new visitor experience survey reveals a surprising amount of criticism lobbed at Lisa del Giocondo.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Rebrands Again as "PhArt"

The institution renamed itself in honor of a readymade whoopee cushion by Marcel Duchamp discovered in its archives.

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5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications include a malleable moral compass, and compensation is sometimes guaranteed.

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Curator’s Shoes Steal the Show at MoMA Reception

“It is rare to see something so marvelous in a gallery,” said one of the VIP guests.

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Ancient Statues at The Met to Receive Patrons' Noses

Thanks to the inaugural Smellowship program, your nose could end up on a marble sculpture in the museum's Greek and Roman Art wing.

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JD Vance Unveils Incel Statue at the White House

"Ich bin ein Incel," said the vice president in the presence of manosphere influencers, UFC fighters, and crypto bros.

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Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It

Join us on April 15 for a conversation with social justice artist and recent MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Tonika Lewis Johnson and Hyperallergic Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia.