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The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) with Roy Lichtenstein’s “Five Brushstrokes” in 2015 (via Wikimedia Commons) In June, a group of former staff members at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) accused the institution of enabling a “plantation-like culture” in an open letter that described instances of surveillance and discrimination of Black and […]

Luciano Garbati’s “Medusa With The Head of Perseus” being installed at Collect Pond Park today (courtesy of MWTH Project) Greek mythology recounts how Medusa earned her distinctive appearance: after she was raped by Poseidon in Athena’s temple, the goddess of war punished her with a head of snakes and the curse of petrifying any man […]

The US underground and pop culture company Waxwork Records has made its first foray into the toys and collectables market with the launch of Spinatures that kicks off with a partnership with Universal and the studio’s classic horror portfolio. Aimed at the adult collector market, the new Spinatures launch is a collection of highly detailed […]

The hype in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) quickly dissipated as DeFi-related assets recorded sharp reversals in their price. DeFi users that were overleveraged observed their wealth evaporate as the value of their collateral diminished. As DeFi interest subsides, NFT interest has been piqued. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are distinct token types that derive their utility from being […]

To Protect & Serve? Five Decades of Posters Protesting Police Violence at the 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)  LOS ANGELES — It was the summer of 1981 and Carol Wells, a Cal State Fullerton professor of medieval history, was in war-torn Nicaragua looking for posters for a professor at […]

Artist Theda Sandiford and her open studio at JCAST 2019 (photograph by Miguel Aviles) The largest art tour in the state of New Jersey, the Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST), is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a four-day extravaganza of virtual programs. JCAST Live! will be held on Zoom from October 1 through […]

Mira Schor’s first intervention into a New York Times cover, created the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017. (all images courtesy of Mira Schor) “Trump Sworn In, Issues a Call.” This is the phrase brandished on the front page of the New York Times on January 21, 2017. That Saturday, the day after the […]

For collectors who have big dreams of owning an expensive sports card or piece of memorabilia but have a small wallet, fractional ownership is aiming to scratch that itch.  The latest entry into the market and the first to be devoted only to sports, Collectable resembles the stock market, allowing investors to buy shares of high-end […]