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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: teens take (and immediately return) a Mr. Brainwash sculpture, Kimye's pastor appropriates Wynwood street art murals, and a shark photographer goes after the new Steve Jobs biopic.
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Watch Sculptors, Knitters, and a Bob Ross Marathon on Twitch’s New Art Site
Twitch, the live streaming website that lets millions of viewers follow along as users play their favorite video games — complete with live commentary — has expanded into art.
In Brief
"David" and "Venus de Milo" Action Figures Put Art History in Motion
Have you ever wondered what Michelangelo's "David" would look like if it were kneeling and giving a thumbs up, like a wide receiver who just scored a touchdown?
Art
A Mother Lode of a Show About Motherhood
MILAN — The most startling pairing in The Great Mother, an exhibition that tracks the iconography of motherhood in art and popular culture from 1900 to 2015, is a sculptural stand-off between Sarah Lucas and Thomas Schütte.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: refugees reject Banksy's gesture, Hobby Lobby family investigated for Iraqi loot acquisition, and art that looks like trash gets tossed.
Art
Considering Chocolate's Colonial History
MEXICO CITY — Chocolate is very versatile.
Art
In Mexico City, a New Design School Campus Signals a Shift for a Scruffy Neighborhood
MEXICO CITY — The opening of a design school campus is hardly news in the US — nor is their mass closing, for that matter — but in Mexico, where institutions devoted to training students for careers in media and the arts are few and far between, it's a big deal.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: a magician's public sculpture vanishes, a Basquiat is stolen and returned a few hours later in Paris, and hapless thieves in Florida sign the guestbook of a gallery as they rob it.
Art
From Giant Steel Angels to Titillating Collages, Favorites from Gowanus Open Studios 2015
As the neighborhood reeled from the news that hundreds of artists are being forced to leave one of its biggest studio complexes, Gowanus became a hotbed of activity this past weekend during Gowanus Open Studios.
In Brief
Gargoyles of Charlie Hebdo Cartoonists Appear on 12th-Century French Tower
A pair of gargoyles commemorating slain Charlie Hebdo cartoonists Jean "Cabu" Cabut and Georges Wolinski were unveiled Monday on the renovated exterior of the Tour de la Lanterne, a tower in La Rochelle whose oldest sections date back to the late 12th century.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Elizabeth Hurley sets off alarms at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Florida man's giant chair sculpture angers neighbors, and Egyptian museum project under investigation for embezzlement.
Art
MoMA PS1's Citywide Survey Shows New York's Greats (and Not-so-Greats)
Every five years MoMA and MoMA PS1 team up to take the pulse of New York City's contemporary art scene, filling the latter institution with works made recently by artists based in the metropolitan area.