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Thousands Urge Toronto Museum to Address Indigenous Curator’s Exit
Two public letters express solidarity with Wanda Nanibush, who departed the Art Gallery of Ontario after a pro-Israel group’s complaints of her social media posts.
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Is This “Earlier Mona Lisa” the Real Deal?
Some scholars believe that the portrait is a Leonardo original painted by the Renaissance artist before he made the more famous work housed at the Louvre.
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Unearthed Clay Seals Shed Light on Ancient Roman Archiving Practices
The finding of such a large number of document seals is a window into daily life in the Roman city of Doliche in modern-day Turkey.
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New Initiative Invites Museums to Borrow Work by Palestinian Artists
“Many people are asking their institutions to speak up and not be silent,” said Faisal Saleh of the Palestine Museum US.
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Remembering the Artists We Lost in 2023
Through the end of the year, Hyperallergic will feature readers’ tributes to artists in their communities.
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A Thrift Store Painting Sold for $191K, But the Buyer Never Paid
The couple who bought N.C. Wyeth's "Ramona" (1939) for just $4 said it’s “the biggest disappointment ever.”
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3,000-Year-Old Carving Challenges Bronze-Age Perceptions of Gender
The newly unearthed funerary stone suggests that ancient societies may not have adhered to strict gender binaries.
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Photographer Terry Richardson Sued for Sexual Assault, Again
He is accused of assaulting two women and displaying images of the alleged attacks in a New York exhibition.
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Thousands March to American Museum of Natural History in Pro-Gaza Protest
Activists called out the museum’s holdings of Native remains while denouncing “the genocide of Indigenous Palestinians.”
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Activists Occupy Tate Modern to Demand Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
Dozens of artists and cultural workers gathered in the museum’s Turbine Hall to show their solidarity with the Palestinian community.
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The Native Art Market Returns to New York City
The National Museum of the American Indian has hosted the event since 2005, attracting Native artists from across the country.
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“Lip Fillers” Removed From 17th-Century Countess Portrait
Conservators found that a portrait of aristocrat Diana Cecil had been modified to have larger lips and a smaller forehead long after the original was completed.