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“A Very Old Dream”: NYC to Get Its First Dominican Culture Center
The institution will offer free exhibitions and performances and lead a project to record the oral histories of Dominicans in Washington Heights.
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Washington Heights Graffiti Tunnel Completely Whitewashed
Advocates say the art was “emblematic of the tunnel" and that city agencies did not warn the community before painting over it.
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A Curator’s Farewell Exhibition Asks, How do I Measure my Gratitude?
Curated by Souhad Rafey, this group show celebrates her retirement from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. On view in NYC from November 12 through 28.
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Protesters Demand NYPD Drop Graffiti Charges Against 67-Year-Old Journalist
The protesters demand the NYPD expunge Jill Nelson's record and to cancel her summons for a court appearance in August. Last month, she was arrested and detained for hours after writing “Trump=Plague” in washable pink chalk in uptown Manhattan.
Announcement
The American Academy of Arts and Letters Presents the 2020 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
The exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, and works on paper by 28 artists. On view March 5–April 5.
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NYC's Oldest Surviving Bridge Reopens After Four Decades of Decay
On June 9, New York City's oldest surviving bridge reopened after over 40 years of abandonment.
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NYC's Oldest Surviving Bridge Reopens After Four Decades of Decay
On June 9, New York City's oldest surviving bridge reopened after over 40 years of abandonment.
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Yinka Shonibare MBE Manifests the Ghost of Manhattan's Oldest House
In Colonial Arrangements, a site-specific exhibition in partnership with the Historic House Trust, UK-born Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare MBE conjures Eliza Jumel's specter with headless mannequins clothed in Dutch wax fabric.
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Manhattan's Art of the Dead
New York City's population of the dead, like its living souls, has mostly relocated to the outer boroughs due the overcrowding and high real estate prices of Manhattan. Many of the island's cemeteries were exhumed (although the bodies were not necessarily all collected, resulting in some skeletons l
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Lesser-Known Visions of Hispanic Culture in Manhattan
Masterpieces, hidden treasure, absolutely free. These are just some of the accolades of New York’s Hispanic Society, a museum that unfortunately only gets 25,000 visitors a year. With a roster of artists that includes rock star names like El Greco, Velasquez and Goya it’s hard to swallow that the So