isa farfan
isafarfan.bsky.social
isa farfan
@isafarfan.bsky.social
Staff Reporter @Hyperallergic | Signal: isafarfanjournalist.82!
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Trump officials reportedly ordered the removal of “The Scourged Back” (1863), a famous image of a formerly enslaved man, from a national monument in Georgia where the US Army toppled a Confederate garrison during the Civil War.
Image Attesting to Horrors of Slavery Reportedly Ordered Removed by Trump
The famous 19th-century photograph of a formerly enslaved man is reproduced at the Fort Pulaski National Monument, a Civil War battle site in Georgia.
hyperallergic.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
ICE and CBP told the attorney for Mads Mikkelsen, the Norwegian tourist who was denied entry to the US during a search that uncovered a JD Vance meme earlier this summer, that it had no records related to his allegedly 18-hour detention at Newark airport. hyperallergic.com/1038623/us-a...
US Agencies Say They Have “No Records” of Tourist Flagged for JD Vance Meme
A lawyer for the Norwegian tourist who was denied entry at the US border told Hyperallergic that ICE and CBP’s response "raises concern about how his case was handled.”
hyperallergic.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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“It’s disheartening that NEA funding has been abruptly cut without prior notice, leaving A.I.R. scrambling to find alternative ways to support this vital program” —Brooklyn-based artist and current A.I.R fellow Stephanie Santana
A.I.R. Gallery Seeks Community’s Help After Losing $30K NEA Grant
The cuts jeopardize the feminist collective’s long-running residency program for women and nonbinary artists.
hyperallergic.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The NEA will now focus on advancing “skilled trade jobs,” “AI competency,” “support [for] the military and veterans,” and the “economic development of Asian American communities,” according to grant termination emails I reviewed. hyperallergic.com/1010245/nati...
National Endowment for the Arts Cuts Millions in Grants
As Trump threatens to eliminate the agency altogether, award recipients are scrambling to recoup lost funding.
hyperallergic.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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read this report!! by @isafarfan.bsky.social regarding Mahmoud Khalil's imprisonment by immigration officials and its connections to his suspension by Columbia University last spring theintercept.com/2025/03/19/c...
Columbia Apologized to Mahmoud Khalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension
Marco Rubio justified Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest using the same protest charges Columbia brought against him that were dismissed a day later.
theintercept.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hello! First bsky post... I'm looking for any artists selling work to fund LA fire relief. Email me at isa @ hyperallergic (dot) com!
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM