At the request of 2023 grantee Hito Steyerl, this year’s award will be replaced with a panel about antisemitism and racism.
Elaine Velie
Elaine Velie is a writer from New Hampshire living in Brooklyn. She studied Art History and Russian at Middlebury College and is interested in art's role in history, culture, and politics.
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$62M Announced for Art and Humanities Projects Nationwide
A project bringing folk art to seniors in Indiana and a virtual museum of New Mexico’s art of the New Deal are among the NEA- and NEH-funded initiatives.
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UK Natural History Museum Signed “Gag Clause” With Energy Giant
The London Museum of Natural History agreed not to “discredit or damage” the reputation of Danish energy giant Ørsted, contracts show.
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Eight New Art Spaces to Visit in Brooklyn
From a Williamsburg basement to a Bed-Stuy living room and a project space in Gowanus, there’s no shortage of art to discover in the borough.
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MoMA Stabber Charged With Attempted Murder
Gary Cabana, who stabbed two museum workers, was also indicted with two counts of assault.
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Former Children’s Museum Director Sentenced for Child Pornography
Robert Eckert, who led the Lutz Children’s Museum in Connecticut, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison.
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Danish Artist’s Racist “Covid China” Artwork Draws Outrage
Instead of apologizing, the artist mocked a Chinese student who protested the work.
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Native Groups Decry Governor Hochul’s Refusal to Protect Burial Sites
The NY governor vetoed a bill that would have required developers to stop construction after discovering a burial ground and to report their findings.
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What’s in Store for NFTs in 2023?
The most glaring sign of NFTs’ decline may not be their descending value, but their growing resemblance to the rest of the art market.
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The Wildest Art Stories of 2022
The unbelievable, hilarious, or just plain mind-boggling things that happened in the world of art in 2022.
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Largest-Ever Vermeer Exhibition Opening at Rijksmuseum in 2023
From February through June, the Amsterdam museum will display 28 works by the Dutch Golden Age master.
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168 New Geoglyphs Discovered in Peru
The newly discovered Nazca lines depict humans, cats, killer whales, birds, and snakes and date between 100 BCE and 300 CE.