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Maya Pontone

Maya Pontone

Staff Writer at Hyperallergic

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Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship of Trans Artwork

The artist said the National Portrait Gallery was considering removing the painting after Trump issued anti-trans mandates for federally funded museums.
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How “Coldplaygate” Became the Meme of the Summer

The clip of a CEO and an HR staffer who got caught canoodling on the Jumbotron has yielded everything from art historical renderings to the resurgence of years-old viral moments.
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Visa Denials Create Hurdles for Artist Residencies

Artists slated to participate in the Art Omi program in Upstate New York must stay back due to closed embassies or denied documents, an ongoing challenge expected to worsen under Trump.
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Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan Banana Invests $100M in Trump Crypto

Billionaire Justin Sun is the largest holder of the president’s meme coin, which has raised concerns among ethics watchdogs.
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Yale Art Gallery Withdraws Federal Grant Requests After Trump DEI Ban

The university museum said it will self-fund an exhibition of African art instead of requesting NEA and NEH funding, which is subject to the president’s anti-DEI mandate.
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10 Upstate Art Weekend Destinations Worth the Trip

It’s that time of the year again, so get out of sweltering New York City and head north for a bounty of exhibitions, open studios, workshops, performances, and more.
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Artists Decry Centre Pompidou’s Cancellation of Caribbean Art Exhib...

Guadeloupean curator Claire Tancons called it a “brutal and shocking” decision and over 100 people signed a letter in protest.
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Buffalo Museum Cancels Event After Backlash Against Texas Flood Car...

Award-winning cartoonist Adam Zyglis received death threats for his criticism of the government's reaction to the disaster.
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Gao Zhen, Chinese Artist Detained for "Defaming" Mao, Looks Ahead t...

A leading human rights lawyer will represent the artist, who faces China’s infamously repressive anti-defamation laws over artworks he created 15 years ago.
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Penn Museum Workers Vote to Authorize Strike

“Too many of the workers we represent at the Museum struggle to make ends meet,” said the union, which is urging the University of Pennsylvania to increase wages.
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Spain’s Museum of Censored Art Shutters “Indefinitely” After Labor ...

Subcontracted staff alleged poor working conditions at Barcelona’s Museu de l’Art Prohibit, which houses works by David Wojnarowicz, Gustav Klimt, and more.
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Tracing Queer History Through NYC’s Public Parks

The green spaces that served as a refuge for historically oppressed LGBTQ+ groups are at the center of contemporary campaigns to memorialize the movement.
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How New York City Got Its First Pride March

What started as a response to the 1969 Stonewall Uprising has evolved and expanded, taking on an added urgency amid Trump’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ+ people.
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Venice Climate Activists Have a Blunt Message for Jeff Bezos

A massive banner unfurled by Greenpeace takes aim at the Amazon billionaire’s lavish wedding plans in the historic city.
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Ringling Museum Will Stay Under Florida State University, for Now

Florida lawmakers dropped Republican Governor Ron DeSantis's highly contested proposal to transfer control of the institution to the New College of Florida.
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Climate Activists Splash Paint on a Picasso in Montreal

"There are more than 200 wildfires in Canada at the moment," said a protester as he threw washable pink paint on the glass-protected portrait.
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Scientists Recreate Ancient Egypt’s Prized Blue Pigment

The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights the importance of using science to examine art and antiquity.
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30 NYC Monuments of Black Americans You Should Know

From Harriet Tubman to Duke Ellington, the city boasts a wealth of public art honoring Black individuals, the subject of a timely new book.
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Rain Couldn’t Dampen the Spirit of Brooklyn Pride

The annual celebration convened queer community members, allies, and artists in Park Slope.
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Louvre Museum Shutters as “Exhausted” Staff Go on Strike

The unplanned work stoppage closed the museum for hours on Monday, leaving visitors waiting in long lines.
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Cosmetics Billionaire and Arts Patron Leonard Lauder Dies at 92

Lauder, who gifted his collection of Cubist works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, faced criticism for his family’s political affiliations and support of Israel.