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New Dossier Shows British Museum Had a Role in Dealings Between BP and Russia
Newly public emails show correspondence between the museum, Russia's London embassy, British officials, and BP.
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Hobby Lobby Turns Over 245 More Artifacts Smuggled Out of Iraq
Last year, the craft store chain agreed to hand over 5,548 antiquities that it had improperly imported.
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"If Things Were Going Well, We Wouldn’t Be Here": Artists Protest NYC's Loft Board
Despite a promise from Mayor de Blasio that he would defend them, New York City's loft tenants feel more vulnerable than ever and are taking their concerns to the board charged with helping them.
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Christie's Employee and Former CIA Officer Is Accused of Betraying Informants in China [UPDATED]
Jerry Chun Shing Lee, who was arrested as he arrived at New York's JFK airport on January 15, had been working as the head of security at Christie's Hong Kong auction house.
In Brief
Why Google’s Art Selfie App Doesn’t Work in Texas and Illinois
Both states have strict user privacy laws governing the use of biometric identifiers like scans of facial geometry.
Art
Making Music Amid Anthony McCall's Light Projections
A series of performances accompanying Pioneer Works's Anthony McCall exhibition will find musicians soloing alongside his dramatic, dancing light art.
In Brief
Governor Tosses Rule Radically Limiting Books in New York State Prisons
The new directive would not only have drastically restricted the number of books available to inmates, but also prohibited them from receiving warm clothes like hoodies and any fresh produce.
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A Day of “Beautiful Artistic Chaos” Will Mark the First Anniversary of Trump’s Inauguration
A collective of artists, arts workers, and cultural groups is organizing Art Action Day, an eclectic program of events happening January 20.
In Brief
Google App Matching Selfies with Historical Portraits Has Mixed Results But Is 100% Viral
A new feature of the Google Arts & Culture app promises to match users' selfies with similar faces in artworks, though the algorithm's questionable pairings are often just as interesting as its uncanny matches.
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University Museum Plans to Sell Works by Ingres, Degas, and More at Christie’s
La Salle University in Philadelphia has deaccessioned works from its Art Museum collection in hopes of raising $5 million at auction.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: jewelry belonging to Qatar's royal family was stolen from an exhibition at the Doge's Palace in Venice, the Metropolitan Museum announced it will start charging mandatory admission, and the La Salle University Art Museum deaccessioned 46 it plans to sell through Christie's.
Interview
Riding into Loopy Depths on a GIF Elevator
The Argentine artist Render Fruit discuses her GIF installation for the elevator of the Museum of the Moving Image.