2023 Underground Art Market Report
NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes titles ranging from self-help books to an Elmore Leonard novel. “The common concept underpinning the censorship we’re seeing …
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East Texas Literacy Council needs picture books, comic books, graphic novels and young adult fiction for its ESL program. Spanish children’s books also accepted. Used books accepted if in good condition. No school readers, alphabet or number books, touch and feel books, holiday books, classical …
Read MoreNEW BEDFORD — Two New Bedford artists hope their latest mural on the free art wall at Wings Court will cut through the politics of the current Israeli-Hamas war and remind passersby that “humanity” is the thing to strive for. The mural, finished on Friday, …
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Washington – From fake street art to doctored media reports demonizing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a torrent of online disinformation seeks to erode Western support that is crucial for Kyiv’s war effort against Russia. The falsehoods, experts say, are aimed at provoking anti-Ukraine sentiment in Western …
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Yahel Yan Redwood Art Group is returning with the 15th annual Art San Diego at the San Diego Convention Center Nov. 2-5. Art San Diego is the region’s longest running art and design, providing attendees to view and interact with works by preeminent international, national, …
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A campus-wide email sent Friday by Vice President of Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi summed up the sentiments from this week’s campus Israel-Palestine demonstrations: “We are all Cornellians and deserve the opportunity to fully engage in our educational experience,” Lombardi wrote. As the Cornell …
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This week, fan-favorite artist Aaron Lopresti launched his Kit Carter: Planet Doom graphic novel on IndieGoGo, which has already shadowbanned the campaign from its search functions after one day of being live. IndieGoGo has been egregious about shadowbanning books worked on by people who use …
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A prominent Park Slope synagogue was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti and stickers in an apparent hate-motivated act early Friday, cops said. A witness spotted “Jews for Palestinian resistance” spray-painted on the sidewalk in front of Congregation Beth Elohim on Garfield Place near Eighth Avenue in …
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Beverly Hills police are investigating two instances of antisemitic graffiti as a hate crime, and they believe the same person is responsible for both. At least one of the messages called for the killing of Jews. The graffiti has been covered up, but the Jewish …
Read MoreThe heart of River City is captured in this year’s holiday ornament by the Danville Historical Society. This marks the 16th year for the nonprofit organization’s Christmas keepsake. The first one was the iconic “Home” sign, which used to perch atop the White Mill Building …
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