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New Machine Learning Can Match Ancient Pottery Fragments
Scientists have successfully taught computers to perform the complex task of rapidly sorting thousands of fragmented pottery designs into differing stylistic categories.
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Where Do the NYC Mayoral Candidates Stand on the Arts?
The recovery challenges facing New York’s next mayor are immense.
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A Program Will Map POC-led NYC Arts Organizations to Encourage Equity
The online platform will include a user-friendly map, searchable online directory, and field report spotlighting NYC arts organizations created by and centering POC.
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Detroit Institute of Arts Faces Backlash Over “Pro-Cop” Mural
Artists including Dawoud Bey, Jordan Casteel, and Kevin Beasley criticized the institution’s partnership on the mural, titled “To Serve and Protect.”
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“Washing Their Hands With Our Blood”: Activists on MoMA Trustee’s Dominican Republic Gold Mine
Hyperallergic accompanied two protesters on their journey from Queens to Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art, for an insider view of participating in a #StrikeMoMA action.
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57% of People Would Use a Sex Emoji, Survey Says
The sexual wellness brand LELO surveyed nearly 10,000 people, finding that 76% of participants currently use emoji for sexting.
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Week in Review: Whitney Museum Workers Unionize; Leon Black Accused of Abuse
Also, dozens of artists demanded the release of dissident Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, and more.
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MoMA Trustee Leon Black Accused of Defamation and Sexual Abuse in Lawsuit
Black did not stand for reelection as chair of the museum’s board following public controversy surrounding his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein.
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After Five Decades in San Francisco, Two Lintels Repatriated to Thailand
The 1,500-pound lintels from the ninth and 10th centuries hail from protected religious sanctuaries in northeastern Thailand.
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The Oddest Images From the Guinness World Records Photo Archives
For National Photography Month, Guinness released a collection of some of the most iconic images in its archives.
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With the Help of Scientists, Artist Tomás Saraceno Makes Music Out of Spider Webs
Listen to the spooky cacophony of spider web sounds.
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Whitney Museum Voluntarily Recognizes Union
The museum has recognized the collective bargaining unit, bypassing the union election.