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Pro-Palestine Protests Erupt Across NYC Over Holiday Weekend

Targeting Cultural Institutions Pro-Palestine protestors staged rallies and demonstrations across New York City over the holiday weekend, directing their efforts at prominent cultural institutions, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the American Museum of Natural History. Escalation Since October 7 Attack The protests have intensified since the October 7 attack on Israel by […]

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From Throw-Ups to Activism: A Brief History of New York City Street Art

Niveditha Ajay The city of New York is iconic for its history, legacy, and sheer diversity. When imagining the bustling metropolis with its magnificent skyscrapers and crowded subway, one cannot forget the irreplaceable role street art has had in the making of its exterior. With graffiti, murals and blatant political imagery all meshed together- this

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Christie\’s puts feminist twist on NFT + IRL art, LA-based billionaire art philanthropist dies, and more news

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Postcard from New York: Catch some cinematic art or feminist art that makes a social statement

From monochromatic elegance to colour-blast paintings, from feminist art to art in cinema, New York remains abuzz with activity, writes in Kaivana. This is her third postcard from NYC. You can read the first one here and the second one here. Art and feminism A first exhibition in NYC for the feminist artist, Niki de

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