Tag: Island
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Trustees of Renowned West Coast Artist Residency Visited Epstein’s Island
News Djerassi board members Michael Molesky and Alexander Maxwell Djerassi, nephew of Ghislaine Maxwell, visited the notorious private island in 2011. Alexander Djerassi and Michael Molesky attend the Djerassi Resident Artists’ Program “Artful Harvest” Annual Fundraiser on September 28, 2025. (photo Drew Altizer Photography) Two board members of the esteemed Djerassi Resident Artists Program in read more
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Fly’s Eye Dome’ sculpture collapses in Long Island blizzard
The LongHouse Reserve is fundraising for the restoration of Buckminster Fuller’s iconic fiberglass sculptureFly’s Eye Dome(1976), which sustained damage during the blizzard that blanketed the East Coast on Sunday. According to the Long Island institution, the outdoor sculpture buckled under heavy snow and collapsed. “It’s devastating,” LongHouse directorCarrie Rebora BarratttoldArtnet News. “It’s our most iconic read more
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Newly Unearthed Documents Propose That the Eastern Island Head Was Not Stolen
A British archaeologist has proposed a revised account of the excavation of Hoa Hakananaiʻa, the moai better known as the Easter Island Head, arguing that its removal was not a unilateral act of imperial extraction but a collaborative effort between British explorers and Indigenous Rapa Nui islanders that ultimately led to its voyage to England. read more
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