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On the go with Alice Neel… The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal has mounted an exhibition of portraits by the American painter, Alice Neel called, “Alice Neel: Beautifully Imperfect.” It includes Neel’s 1967 portrait of Joey Skaggs. Announcement (in Portuguese): ‘Soul...
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60 years ago, in 1966 on Easter Sunday, Joey Skaggs dragged his iconoclastic sculpture of a naked and decayed figure of Jesus Christ on a crucifix into Tompkins Square Park on the lower east side. It was his personal statement about the war in Vietnam and the hypocrisy of religion. This was the...
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New York City’s greatest pranks, from fantastical parades to a phony Mets star, by Samantha Max, Gothamist, April 1, 2026 Trump’s Military Parade at the 33rd Annual April Fools’ Day Parade Artist and activist Joey Skaggs has been inviting members of the New York City media to his annual April...
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50 years ago on April 1, 1976, in response to a subpoena issued by the New York State Attorney General, Joey Skaggs revealed that his Cathouse for Dogs (doggy bordello) was a satirical media performance hoax. The post Joey Skaggs’ Cathouse for Dogs Turns 50! first appeared on The Art of the...
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The New York April Fools’ Committee Proudly Announces NEW YORK CITY’S 41st ANNUAL APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PARADE, 2026 “What’s Real and What’s Not” Photo from the 33rd Annual April Fools’ Day Parade, 2018 WHAT: An emergency civic drill disguised as a parade. The public is invited to participate in or out...
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New York City’s 41st Annual April Fools’ Day Parade looks at “What’s Real and What’s Not”, by New Jersey Stage, March 13, 2026 (NEW YORK, NY) — New York City’s 41st Annual April Fools’ Day Parade returns on April 1, 2026. In an era when truth is optional, elections are negotiable, civil rights...