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Rhea Nayyar
Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York-based teaching artist who is passionate about elevating minority perspectives within the academic and editorial spheres of the art world. Rhea received her BFA in Visual Arts from Carnegie Mellon University. Find her art updates at @rheanayyar.art on Instagram!
Historian May Have Identified the Bridge in the “Mona Lisa”
Silvano Vinceti’s research asserts that the four-arched bridge in the portrait is the Ponte Romito in the province of Arezzo, Italy.
Ghosted by East Village Gallery, Artists Demand Answers
Several artists say the curator of the East Village Art Collection disappeared after charging them participation fees for an exhibition that never happened.
Met Gala Memes for a Meh Gala Theme
If honoring Karl Lagerfeld wasn’t awful enough, this year’s theme was also painfully boring.
Coretta Scott King Gets an Atlanta Tribute
The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, established by the civil rights activist in 1968, unveiled the new memorial on what would have been her 96th birthday.
Voluptuous Mermaid Art Causes a Stir in Italy
The sculpture, dedicated to scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, is described as “a tribute to the great majority of women who are curvy.”
Racist Monument in Virginia Will Finally Be Removed
The Arlington Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial has been repeatedly criticized for its White supremacist distortion of history in the characterization of Black people as “loyal slaves.”
Stone Buddha Found in Egypt Sheds Light on India’s Influence
The statue provides evidence of Indian trade relations with the Ancient Roman Empire by way of Egypt.
On Social Media, Art Censorship Is Alive and Well
The artist- and activist-led “Don’t Delete Art” project targets social media platforms using suppressive content moderation algorithms.
San Francisco Art Institute Files for Bankruptcy
The ailing school made multiple attempts to pay off its debt, even considering the sale of its iconic Diego Rivera mural.
Ready, Set, Bet on Mini Artist-Made Racecars in Brooklyn
Arts nonprofit Smack Mellon’s Gravity Racers benefit party continues a 20-year local New York tradition.
Brooklyn Museum Workers Say They’re “Overworked and Underpaid”
“We’re not going away and we’re going to keep making ourselves visible,” the workers said while picketing a museum fundraising event for the second time.