Film
The Surreal Realism of Buñuel’s Mexican Films
Luis Buñuel believed that surreal moments were necessary to achieve a true documentary style, as they reflect the fantastical, mysterious nature of everyday reality.
MoMA
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MoMA Workers Urge Museum to Address Israel’s Attacks on Palestine
“We respectfully urge our institution to consider the impact of its silence,” reads the workers’ open letter.
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MoMA Shutters as 500+ Protesters Infiltrate Atrium in Support of Palestine
Organizers unveiled a banner that read “MoMA Trustees Fund Genocide, Apartheid, and Settler Colonialism.”
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MoMA Accused of Enabling Sexual Assault During Marina Abramović Show
An artist who performed nude in the 2010 exhibition claims that the New York museum "failed to take corrective action" against groping by attendees.
Art
The Life-Affirming Promise of Regenerative Design
From cow-dung lamps to mushroom-based, architecturally sound bricks, Life Cycles investigates how design materials can work in tandem with nature.
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Former MoMA Worker Sues Museum Over COVID Vaccine Exemption
Philip Parente says the institution unfairly fired him after failing to accommodate his COVID-19 vaccine exemption.
Film
The Ghostly Afterlives of Cinema
Pictures of Ghosts is concerned not just with how cinema makes memory tangible, but also how we historically have interacted with it.
News
Fallout Continues After MoMA Removed Black Visitor From Exhibition
The artists behind Black Power Naps say they’ve had trouble finding new venues for their project after the MoMA incident, which they believe has deterred other institutions.
Art
Who Goes to See Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”?
On a fall afternoon, Hyperallergic found locals and out-of-towners newly enchanted by the iconic painting, and some seeing it for the very first time.
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Leon Black Reportedly Avoided Taxes in Art Deals with Jeffrey Epstein
Dealings of works by Giacometti, Cézanne, and Braque are currently being investigated in a Senate probe into the MoMA trustee’s ties to Epstein.
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NFT Startup Backed by MoMA Trustee Shuts Down
Recur, backed by billionaire art collector Steve Cohen, shuttered less than three years since its founding despite partnerships with popular brands like Hello Kitty.
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MoMA and Morgan Library Among Museums Returning Nazi-Looted Art
Seven Egon Schiele works that belonged to Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum were handed back to his heirs.