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Vigilantes Posing as City Workers Steal Street Art in Paris
Some 15 tile pieces by the French street artist Invader have been pried off city's walls by two men claiming to be municipal workers.
Benjamin Sutton
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Archaeologists Discover a “Little Pompeii” in Southern France
The site in Vienne, a major provincial capital of the Roman empire, covers some 75,000 square feet and includes a public square, private homes, and a school.
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The Met Museum Hands Over Another Antiquity Believed to Be Stolen
A foot-tall sculpture of a bull's head was handed over to Manhattan's district attorney last month at Lebanon's request, but collectors from Colorado are claiming to be its rightful owners.
Art
A Pioneer of Glitch Music Performs with His AI Avatars
On August 3, Japanese artist and avant-garde musician Yasunao Tone brings his ongoing "AI Deviation" project to Gavin Brown's Enterprise.
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Lygia Pape's Daughter Sues Electronics Giant LG for Copyright Infringement
After she denied the company's requests to use an image of one of Pape's works, the company made its own derivative version, Paula Pape claims in her lawsuit.
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Syrian Collective’s Videos Turn Up in Triennial After They Refused to Participate [UPDATED]
Curator Massimiliano Gioni approached the collective Abounaddara to be included in his exhibition The Restless Earth last year, but the group refused.
Art
Visit Open Studios in a Former Officer’s House on Governors Island
The nine artists participating in AIR Gallery's inaugural residency program on Governors Island will welcome visitors into their studios on July 29 and 30.
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Three Louvre Paintings Lost After Lightning Sets Fire to Museum on French Island
Three works on loan from the Louvre were among the works destroyed in the fire on the island of Tatihou in the Channel.
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Dalí's Mustache Discovered Intact After 28 Years
On Thursday night, Dalí's body was exhumed from his crypt in the Salvador Dalí Theater-Museum so that DNA could be collected to carry out a paternity test.
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NEA, NEH, and Smithsonian Would Lose Millions in Funding in House Appropriations Committee Bill
The Committee's Interior and Environment Appropriations bill now goes before the Senate, where a final federal budget for 2018 will be hammered out in the coming months.
Art
Hear Women Art Dealers Talk Gender Equity
On Wednesday, July 19, veteran and emerging women gallerists will discuss how dealers can do more to promote diversity and equity in the art world.
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Flooding Damages Three Paintings and Multiple Rooms at the Louvre
France's National Library and Ministry of Culture also suffered water damage during a deluge on the night of July 9.