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An Exhibition of Cat Art Worthy of a Meowseum

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 12, 2022December 13, 2022

A new show at the Queens gallery Mrs. proves that dogs may be man’s best friends, but cats are humans’ idols.

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Cat Lovers Rank Felines by Beauty Using Golden Ratio

by Hakim Bishara November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

The staff at All About Cats measured the facial proportions of 46 of the best-known cat breeds. But why does it feel wrong?

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The Universal Allure of New York’s Bodega Cats

by Hakim Bishara April 26, 2021April 29, 2021

Since 2012, Rob Hitt has been documenting domesticated cats in bodegas across the city on social media.

Posted inArt

How Black Cats Went From Bad Luck to Symbols of Defiance

Avatar photo by Billie Anania July 6, 2020March 25, 2022

Icons like the Black Panther Party logo, the “Sabo-Tabby,” and innumerable pieces of protest art go against the traditional Western taboo around the felines.

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Let’s All Paws to Write Letters to the Lonely Garden Cats of a Museum

Avatar photo by Ellie Duke April 14, 2020April 13, 2020

The resident kitties at Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum of Art, Perilla and Cleo, are all alone — you can write them a letter while the museum is closed, and get a reply.

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Denied Entry, Cats Try to Paw Past Japanese Museum Security Guard

Avatar photo by Zachary Small November 16, 2018

The cunning kitties came to Hiroshima Onomichi City Museum of Art two years ago for a feline-centric exhibition and never left, demanding free entry.

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A Cute but Clawless Documentary on Istanbul’s Street Cats

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton February 23, 2017

In Kedi, human Istanbulites reflect on their complex but loving relationships with the city’s feline inhabitants.

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A Utah Schoolteacher’s Exceptional Collection of Cat Art Is Meow for Sale

by Claire Voon November 10, 2016

Patrick Eddington wrote to countless writers and artists, from Kiki Smith to Marcel Dzama to Ray Bradbury, asking them to send him cat-related works. They did.

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A Tour of Meownuments to the World’s Most Pawesome Cats

Avatar photo by Allison Meier October 6, 2016October 10, 2016

Istanbul unveiled a tribute to its local beloved feline this week, but it’s hardly the first time a cat has been immortalized in bronze.

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Meet Etti-Cat, NYC’s Feline Subway Etiquette Advisor of the 1960s

Avatar photo by Allison Meier September 15, 2016September 15, 2016

In the 1960s, New York City commuters were prodded into respectful behavior by subway posters featuring a black-and-white tuxedo cat.

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This Katty and Declawed Musical About the Kardashians Is Pawful

Avatar photo by John Sherer and Andrew Summers July 13, 2016July 14, 2016

Katdashians! Break the Musical! began 15 minutes late. If only that were its gravest error.

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The Curious Fates of Famous Artists’ Pets

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 7, 2016June 24, 2022

There’s a whole history of woe for the pets of famous artists, especially when the creative types decided no ordinary cat or dog would do.

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