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This Biden-Harris Campaign Ad Is Inspired by Artist Lorraine O’Grady
A new video advertisement from the president-elect references O’Grady’s 1983 performance “Art Is...”
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Sotheby’s Sued for Allegedly Helping Collector Evade Millions in Taxes
In a lawsuit filed on Friday, NY Attorney General Letitia James claims that the auction house helped a collector evade sales tax on $27 million worth of artworks by accepting fraudulent resale certificates.
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Artist Nayland Blake Named Chair of Bard Studio Arts Program
Blake currently serves as chair of the ICP-Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies.
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Amid Post-election Anxiety, the Internet Copes With Memes
From poking fun at Nevada’s slow-as-molasses ballot count, to considering Melania’s next steps, the internet has been coping in hilarious ways.
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Rhizome Board Member Resigns In Protest of Workplace Culture at New Museum
Art collector Seth Stolbun stepped down from the board of Rhizome, a New Museum affiliate, after a report revealed accusations of workplace harassment and unhealthy work conditions at the museum.
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Artist Sues Trump’s Border Wall Contractors for Destroying His “Cheese Wall”
Artist Cosimo Cavallaro claims the construction company SLSCO, hired by Trump to fortify the US-Mexico border wall, “willfully destroyed” his sculpture made of Cotija cheese.
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“I Am Not Your Scapegoat”: Artworks Denounce Increasing Anti-Asian Bigotry
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, the Public Artist in Residence at the Human Rights Commission, addressed rising violence against Asian Americans in an ad takeover of Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue subway station.
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Week in Review: Voters Weighed in on Arts and Culture; Photographer Arrested by NYPD
Also, Forensic Architecture and Bellingcat created an interactive digital map of police brutality at Black Lives Matter demonstrations, and more.
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How US Voters Weighed in on Arts and Culture on Their 2020 Ballots
Across the US, ballot measures included important questions on Confederate monuments, arts funding, and more.
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Souls Grown Deep Starts Unprecedented Resale Royalties for Artists
The Resale Royalty Award Program offers living artists 5% — the highest royalty threshold worldwide — of the proceeds from secondary market sales, at up to $85,000 annually per artist.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Allocated $120K to Restore and Build Monuments
One grant will fund the restoration of a Christopher Columbus statue rolled into the harbor by protesters; another will fund the creation of a Frederick Douglass monument.
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Artists, Curators, and More Reflect on Their Voting Experiences
For Election Day, Hyperallergic asked a number of cultural workers to reflect on this year’s critical election.