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The Fetishistic Fiction of Museums’ “Tibetan” Shrines

Institutions peddle a Western aesthetic of “traditional” Tibetan shrines without scholarly backing, negating their limitless lived variety.

09-01
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Required Reading

This week: the death of Brat Summer, the problem with The Gilded Age, intersex activism, drunk architecture, and can we finally say “like” now?

08-14
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The Making of a Feminist Audio Guide at The Met

Curator Iris Moon knew she wanted to bring the voices of Asian-American women into Monstrous Beauty, and an audio guide provided the perfect platform.

03-25
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A Swell of Native Pride at Jeffrey Gibson’s Venice Symposium

The sense of collective strength throughout the three-day event was as palpable as the beats of the drums during the performances, the rhythms we felt in our gut.

11-05
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Scorching Heat Wave Turns Lincoln Wax Statue Into a Hot Mess

The Lincoln Memorial replica went viral online after peak temperatures melted the head off the 16th president’s likeness.

06-26
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Tania Bruguera Performance in Berlin

The Hamburger Bahnhof museum characterized the actions as “violent hate speech,” though Brugera stressed that they were non-violent.

02-12
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The Artist Making Masterpieces Out of Bubble Wrap

Bradley Hart injects the packaging material with acrylics to recreate classic art historical paintings, portraits, and more.

02-01
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In the Studio With Amos Kennedy

As part of Hyperallergic’s Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, Angelina Lippert presents an exhibition to offer insight into her curatorial process.

03-16
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Meta Launched an AI Video Generator, and It’s Creepy

The technology isn’t available for public use, but Meta (formerly Facebook) released a series of eerie sample clips based on prompts like “cat watching TV” and “spaceship landing.”

10-06
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Viral Stop-Motion Videos Capture a Simpler Time in India

There’s high demand in the country for the nostalgia-soaked Instagram videos of sister duo Zainab and Sakina Sabunwala.

10-06
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Standouts and Historic Firsts by Eastern European Artists and Curators at the Venice Biennale

Sculptures by Hungarian artist Zsófia Keresztes, Malgorzata Mirga-Tas’s Polish Pavilion transformation, and more highlights from this year’s show.

05-03
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The Fake Town Where Police Trained to Suppress Protests

Hyperallergic talks to director Sierra Pettengill about her documentary Riotsville, USA, which finds the roots of modern policing techniques in the 1960s

04-18
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Calling For “No-Fly Zone” Over Ukraine, Artists Launch Hundreds of Paper Planes at Guggenheim Museum

"Protect the sky over Ukraine," read the flyers-turned-planes, created by a group of New York-based artists and activists.

03-07
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‘You Should Feel Disturbed’ — Talking to the Directors of Attica

In the wake of the film’s nomination for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, Stanley Nelson and Traci Curry speak to Hyperallergic about the uprising’s ongoing relevance.

02-23
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Amidst Renovations, the Chelsea Hotel Dreams of Its Old Self

The documentary Dreaming Walls contrasts the New York icon’s glory days with the current residents’ struggle to preserve the building.

02-16
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Pompeii’s Long-buried Frescoes Come Back to Life

Pompeii in Color at New York University presents a scintillating close read on the fresco art of the lost city’s villas.

02-01
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Native Cinema Showcase Returns Online With Message of Resilience

The annual event from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian celebrates the best in Native film. 47 titles are available to stream starting November 12.

11-08
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The San Francisco Opera and San Quentin Prison Team Up to Showcase Incarcerated Artists

An exhibition at the San Francisco Opera House pairs the work of incarcerated artists with Beethoven's story of unjust imprisonment.

10-18
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Giant Balloon Face Floats Over Tokyo

The eerie aerial piece was created by the artist collective 目 ("Mé") and features an anonymous face chosen from over 1,000 submissions.

07-20
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“Strike MoMA” Protest Attracts 300+, NYPD Tackles and Arrests Protester Who Waved Palestinian Flag

The museum also confirmed that five activists from the “Strike MoMA” campaign have been permanently banned from its premises.

05-17
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