Valentina Di Liscia
@valentinadl.bsky.social
writer, senior editor @hyperallergic
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What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier
A German newspaper commissioned an article from me but then refused to publish it.
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“When conversation becomes avoidance, when topics must not be mentioned, we are already living under the quiet logic of authoritarianism.”
Today we published Ai Weiwei’s essay What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier. Read it on @hyperallergic.com
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Today we published Ai Weiwei’s essay What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier. Read it on @hyperallergic.com
hyperallergic.com/1050197/what...
“AI processing your emails means sharing the content and metadata of those emails with Google’s cloud-based Gemini. While Google has denied that this data is used to train its AI, it’s certainly available to it.“
Google Changes Gmail After 20 Years—2 Billion Users Must Now Decide
Google Changes Gmail After 20 Years—2 Billion Users Must Now Decide
Do not lose your account — here's what you need to know and do.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
“AI processing your emails means sharing the content and metadata of those emails with Google’s cloud-based Gemini. While Google has denied that this data is used to train its AI, it’s certainly available to it.“
Five Venezuelan artists in the diaspora shared their thoughts with us in the aftermath of the US attacks.
We are trying to reach artists in Venezuela, but many are afraid to speak. If you’d like to speak confidentially, you can reach me on Signal: valentinadl.67
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We are trying to reach artists in Venezuela, but many are afraid to speak. If you’d like to speak confidentially, you can reach me on Signal: valentinadl.67
hyperallergic.com/five-venezue...
Five Venezuelan Artists Respond to US Attacks
Artists and art workers in the diaspora shared a mix of emotions, from hope of a better future to anger over the unsanctioned intervention and fear of what’s to come.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Five Venezuelan artists in the diaspora shared their thoughts with us in the aftermath of the US attacks.
We are trying to reach artists in Venezuela, but many are afraid to speak. If you’d like to speak confidentially, you can reach me on Signal: valentinadl.67
hyperallergic.com/five-venezue...
We are trying to reach artists in Venezuela, but many are afraid to speak. If you’d like to speak confidentially, you can reach me on Signal: valentinadl.67
hyperallergic.com/five-venezue...
“Lo que validamos por conveniencia hoy será precedente mañana. Si ofrecemos cobertura moral al bombardeo de Caracas porque Maduro ‘se lo merece’, el mecanismo ya está disponible para cualquier otro escenario.“
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elpais.com/opinion/2026...
Lo que muere en Caracas
Con el ataque a Venezuela, Trump cree estar mostrando fuerza cuando en realidad está destruyendo el único recurso que EE UU aún tenía: la legitimidad
elpais.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
“Lo que validamos por conveniencia hoy será precedente mañana. Si ofrecemos cobertura moral al bombardeo de Caracas porque Maduro ‘se lo merece’, el mecanismo ya está disponible para cualquier otro escenario.“
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
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The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The automated sexual abuse that Musk is doing right now should be national news. People should be going to prison for this shit. The logical conclusion to generative image creation and the internet, pure public automatic violence. Every Pizzagate fear just out in the open.
Small but loud and proud group of Palestine solidarity activists protesting Netanyahu’s visit to Surfside, Miami Beach on 12/31. Happy new year and Free Palestine.
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Small but loud and proud group of Palestine solidarity activists protesting Netanyahu’s visit to Surfside, Miami Beach on 12/31. Happy new year and Free Palestine.
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January 1 might ring in a new year, but it's also a day when copyright protections expire for a bunch of cool old stuff that we can now freely access, republish, reinterpret, and revitalize.
Celebrate Public Domain Day with Betty Boop and Piet Mondrian
"The Little Engine That Could," a Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel collaboration, and many other works are now free to use and reuse.
hyperallergic.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
January 1 might ring in a new year, but it's also a day when copyright protections expire for a bunch of cool old stuff that we can now freely access, republish, reinterpret, and revitalize.
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HAPPY MAYOR MAMDANI DAY to all who celebrate!
January 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
HAPPY MAYOR MAMDANI DAY to all who celebrate!
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Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unlivable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them.
theintercept.com/2025/12/31/t... last column of the year @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/12/31/t... last column of the year @theintercept.com
Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unlivable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them.
Elected Democrats haven’t done nearly enough to oppose attacks on gender-affirming care. They risk being on the wrong side of history.
theintercept.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unlivable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them.
theintercept.com/2025/12/31/t... last column of the year @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/12/31/t... last column of the year @theintercept.com
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a molecule is a group of non-monogamous moles
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
a molecule is a group of non-monogamous moles
For artists, museum acquisitions are a major milestone. Young Joon Kwak told us the Leslie Lohman’s acquisition of her work, which addresses trans and nonbinary visibility, was “a way of saying we’re here, we’ve always been here, and we’re not going anywhere.”
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15 Landmark Museum Acquisitions in 2025
A rare Jacob Lawrence painting, the Louvre’s first video artwork, a trove of Indigenous art, and a Frank Lloyd Wright house are on this year’s list.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
For artists, museum acquisitions are a major milestone. Young Joon Kwak told us the Leslie Lohman’s acquisition of her work, which addresses trans and nonbinary visibility, was “a way of saying we’re here, we’ve always been here, and we’re not going anywhere.”
hyperallergic.com/15-landmark-...
hyperallergic.com/15-landmark-...
For @hyperallergic.bsky.social, I rounded up 10 artworks that dared to call out the powerful, condemn injustices, and envision a better world in 2025.
(Exactly 0 of them were on view at an art fair.)
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(Exactly 0 of them were on view at an art fair.)
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10 Artworks That Spoke Truth to Power in 2025
From public murals to museum walls, artists mobilized their practices to call out injustices, expose wrongdoing, and advocate for a better world.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
For @hyperallergic.bsky.social, I rounded up 10 artworks that dared to call out the powerful, condemn injustices, and envision a better world in 2025.
(Exactly 0 of them were on view at an art fair.)
hyperallergic.com/10-artworks-...
(Exactly 0 of them were on view at an art fair.)
hyperallergic.com/10-artworks-...
This is my annual notice that if you are a brand I have purchased something from I do not need you to wish me a merry Christmas. Sincerely, a grinch
December 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is my annual notice that if you are a brand I have purchased something from I do not need you to wish me a merry Christmas. Sincerely, a grinch
Greta Thunberg arrested in the UK for holding a sign. That’s how things are going.
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Greta Thunberg arrested in the UK for holding a sign. That’s how things are going.
Thank you Canada again for your services.
The "60 Minutes" story that was shelved by Bari Weiss to kowtow to the convicted felon actually streamed in full in Canada — and instantly spread across the web. Thanks, Canada! www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m... via @cnn.com
‘60 Minutes’ story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada — and instantly spread across the web | CNN Business
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss decided to shelve a planned “60 Minutes” story titled “Inside CECOT,” creating an uproar inside CBS, but the report has reached a worldwide audience anyway.
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Thank you Canada again for your services.
I have a lot of respect for Hell Gate so I really hope this 12-hour work day on a job description someone sent me is … just a typo
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I have a lot of respect for Hell Gate so I really hope this 12-hour work day on a job description someone sent me is … just a typo
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support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
Hyperallergic staff writer @isafarfan.bsky.social talked to nine art models (the people who pose for artists in live drawing classes) about their fight for better pay and recognition. Truly a must-read story: hyperallergic.com/art-models-s...
Art Models Struggle for a Living Wage and Recognition
The workers who pose for artists at historic organizations like the Art Students League say they are overworked and underpaid in a field that rarely values them.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hyperallergic staff writer @isafarfan.bsky.social talked to nine art models (the people who pose for artists in live drawing classes) about their fight for better pay and recognition. Truly a must-read story: hyperallergic.com/art-models-s...
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Who am I to say that Somalis don’t have the right to Minnesota? I saw a few TikToks about it and that’s pretty much as factual as the Bible.
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Who am I to say that Somalis don’t have the right to Minnesota? I saw a few TikToks about it and that’s pretty much as factual as the Bible.
"The original story is about people forcibly going into exile and becoming refugees. It's about political violence. It's about authoritarianism. All that's already in the Gospel.”
story by Emma Cieslik for @hyperallergic.com
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story by Emma Cieslik for @hyperallergic.com
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Anti-ICE Nativities Take a Stand Against Trump’s Cruelty
Despite pushback from right-wing leaders, nativity scenes with a humanitarian message are spreading across the country.
hyperallergic.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"The original story is about people forcibly going into exile and becoming refugees. It's about political violence. It's about authoritarianism. All that's already in the Gospel.”
story by Emma Cieslik for @hyperallergic.com
hyperallergic.com/anti-ice-nat...
story by Emma Cieslik for @hyperallergic.com
hyperallergic.com/anti-ice-nat...
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
The unsung heroes of Miami Art Week. See our coverage at @hyperallergic.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The unsung heroes of Miami Art Week. See our coverage at @hyperallergic.com
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The lede photo depicts something so grotesque … by @valentinadl.bsky.social
Wake Up, Beeple!
Crypto-backed artworks at Art Basel Miami Beach advance the wealth mechanisms they claim to subvert and make you, the viewer, a participant in the ploy.
hyperallergic.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The lede photo depicts something so grotesque … by @valentinadl.bsky.social
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the plethora of depressing articles about reading lately made me think about how a person winds up a reader—and stays that way. it's not a science, that's for sure! the weird alchemy of childhood and curiosity and countless variables that all could have easily been different
It doesn't take a lot for people to start reading. But year after year, what keeps you coming back? In this week's Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com discusses reading as a lifelong habit:
What Keeps You Reading? - Reactor
Becoming a reader is different than *staying* a reader...
reactormag.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the plethora of depressing articles about reading lately made me think about how a person winds up a reader—and stays that way. it's not a science, that's for sure! the weird alchemy of childhood and curiosity and countless variables that all could have easily been different
I wanted to love Es Devlin’s rotating library on Miami Beach, but it’s a carousel of distraction that mirrors our reality
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Stop Putting Art on Miami Beach
The mere spectacle of Es Devlin’s revolving library on the sand betrays its aim of engaging us in the act of reading.
hyperallergic.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wanted to love Es Devlin’s rotating library on Miami Beach, but it’s a carousel of distraction that mirrors our reality
hyperallergic.com/stop-putting...
hyperallergic.com/stop-putting...
For those looking beyond the typical Miami Art Week fare of international artists crammed in a fair booth… here’s a hyper-local show I loved writing about!
hyperallergic.com/floridas-ind...
hyperallergic.com/floridas-ind...
Florida’s Indigenous Artists Take Center Stage at Miami Art Week
An exhibition organized by the HistoryMiami Museum and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is an ode to Seminole creativity and resilience.
hyperallergic.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
For those looking beyond the typical Miami Art Week fare of international artists crammed in a fair booth… here’s a hyper-local show I loved writing about!
hyperallergic.com/floridas-ind...
hyperallergic.com/floridas-ind...