Hakim Bishara
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What to See in New York This March
Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very New York art events this month, including Hew Locke, Saif Azzuz, Miyoko Ito, Shona McAndrew, and more. → Read More
The World Has One Less Jeff Koons "Balloon Dog"
An art collector accidently shattered a $42,000 "Balloon Dog" by Koons at an art fair in Miami. → Read More
Museum Directors, Do You Need a Hug?
Prominent museum directors declaring that they are "deeply shaken" by climate activists is a resounding failure of leadership. → Read More
Climate Activists Go Warhol on Van Gogh, Splashing “Sunflowers” With Tomato Soup
The work, which is behind glass at London’s National Gallery, was part of Just Stop Oil’s latest protest action. → Read More
Required Reading
This week: New York’s disappearing alleys, Wolfgang Tillmans’s fading star, Velma Dinkley is gay, and more. → Read More
Imperialist Violence Undergirds Hew Locke's Majestic Met Museum Facade Sculptures
The Guyanese-British artist's commission for the museum was created in a tense dialogue with collection objects that are connected to conquest. → Read More
True Stories From the Armory Show
At the Rolls-Royce of art fairs, I found chatty visitors, some good art, and works so bad they deserved their own section. → Read More
Israeli Forces Kill 22-Year-Old Gaza Artist
Duniyana Al-Amour was one of at least 44 Palestinians killed in Israel's latest attack on Gaza. → Read More
Required Reading
This week we discuss tanning, butt lift surgeries, trigger warnings, Documenta 15, and more. → Read More
The Best Memes About the Webb Space Telescope Images
We may be but a speck of dust in this vast universe, but we've got jokes. → Read More
Required Reading
This week, global population approaches eight billion, Hermès is coming to Brooklyn, how to live longer, and much more. → Read More
Required Reading
This week, Kate Bush makes a comeback, Boris Johnson goes home, stop saying "OK Boomer," and more. → Read More
Required Reading
This week, another reason to leave Facebook, who really invented democracy, and what is “Skimpflation”? → Read More
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This week, journalists are too pleased with themselves, Dolphins visit New York, Bill Gates hates NFTs, and more. → Read More
Required Reading
This week, abolishing recommendation letters, Kim Kardashian opens up about eating poop, the queerness of Wonder Woman, and a lot more. → Read More
Man Smears Mona Lisa With Cake at the Louvre
"Think of the planet,” said the vandal, who claimed to be a climate activist and was disguised as a woman in a wheelchair. → Read More
Notes and Pictures From Frieze New York
I won't bother you with talk about how obscenely decadent and out of touch the Frieze art fair is. And yet... → Read More
Your Frieze Art Fair Bingo Card Is Here
It's art fair season and we're here to comfort and entertain you during this difficult time of the year with a new, biting edition of our Bingo card series. → Read More
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This week, reactions to the leaked Supreme Court draft to overturn abortion rights, La Malinche gets an exhibition, Eric Adams brings his "swagger" to the Met Gala, and what did Leonardo get wrong about trees? → Read More
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This week, Karl Marx was wrong about "primitive communism," Zoomers say they've had enough of TikTok, and great news: Time travel is within the realm of possibility. → Read More