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Maya Pontone

Maya Pontone

Staff Writer at Hyperallergic

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  • English
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  • Art

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Puerto Rican Painter and NYC Arts Advocate Tony Bechara Dies at 83

His more than 50-year career balanced a meticulous abstract practice and a passionate commitment to underrepresented artists.
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Climate Protesters Target NYC’s Iconic “Charging Bull” in Earth Day...

The action featured an excremental installation to call out Wall Street’s “bullshit.”
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DOGE Meeting With National Gallery of Art Sets Off Alarm Bells

The Elon Musk-led agency met with museum leadership to discuss the organization’s “legal status” as the Trump administration continues its attacks on federal arts funding.
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I Attended My First “Plant Funeral” in New York City

With my plastic container of dirt in hand, I entered the Lower East Side arts space Chinatown Soup and joined a crowd teeming with shriveled leaves, moldy roots, and wilted stems.
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Why Did This Ancient Chinese Handscroll Break Auction Records?

The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.
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Why Is a Sculpture by a Known Abuser Back on View in London?

The BBC has come under scrutiny for restoring a statue by Eric Gill despite public calls for its removal due to the artist’s history of abuse.
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Max Kozloff, Intrepid Art Critic and Photographer, Dies at 91

The prolific writer penned a seminal essay on Abstract Expressionism in 1973, going on to teach at universities across the United States and cultivate his own photography practice.
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The French Postal Worker Who Sat for Van Gogh

A portrait series of Joseph Roulin and his family, whom the painter befriended during his stay in Arles, is the focus of a show at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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21 States Sue Trump Over Attacks on Museums and Libraries

Trump’s move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which was established by Congress, is “illegal several times over,” says a new lawsuit.
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Brooklyn Welcomes a New Center for Formerly Incarcerated Artists

Founded by formerly incarcerated artist Jesse Krimes, the Center for Art and Advocacy will host exhibitions and programs in a 2,600-square-foot space in Bed-Stuy.
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Judge Denies Motion to Block Trump’s Anti-Trans Arts Funding Bar

The ruling means the National Endowment for the Arts can continue to impose Trump’s “gender ideology” criteria on its grant applications.