A man damaged the portrait of Fernando de’ Medici while posing for a picture in the latest instance of a museum selfie gone wrong.
Rhea Nayyar
Rhea Nayyar (she/her) is a New York City-based staff reporter at Hyperallergic. She received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and has a passion for small-scale artworks, elevating minority perspectives, and dogspotting at art world events.
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11 Juneteenth Events Around New York City
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Artist Covers Transphobic Billboard With Giant Dachshund Drawing
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Museum Displays 200-Year-Old Condom Printed With Erotic Image
The 19th-century prophylactic, depicting an exposed nun and three aroused clergymen, anchors an exhibit about sex work and health at the Rijksmuseum.
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Whitney Museum Suspends Independent Study Program
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An Archive of Lesbian History Right in the Heart of Brooklyn
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Trump Says He Fired National Portrait Gallery Director Over DEI Support
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A New Banksy Mural Is a Beacon of Nope
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