Unsuspecting visitors apparently mistook the thief for a gallery employee.
Carey Dunne
Carey Dunne is a Brooklyn-based writer covering arts and culture. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Baffler, The Village Voice, and elsewhere.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago Lowers Ticket Prices for Those Impacted by Gender Pay Gap
Starting next month, anyone who believes the gender pay gap has negatively impacted their earning potential can pay a discounted price for museum admissions. The new policy coincides with the opening of a traveling Laurie Simmons exhibition.
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Trump’s Shutdown Puts Hotly Anticipated Tintoretto Exhibition in Jeopardy
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art marking the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto’s birth may be the latest art event to fall victim to the shutdown, which has forced government-sponsored museums and galleries to temporarily close.
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The Restoration of the Tomb of Tutankhamen Is Complete
The Getty Conservation Institute and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have completed a nearly decade-long restoration project of the 3,000-year-old tomb.
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Government Shutdown Jeopardizes Major Exhibition Celebrating Women’s Suffrage Centennial
Employees of the National Endowment for the Arts, which funds many public arts programs, are among the 800,000 government workers currently living without pay. Now, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts cannot submit a grant proposal to celebrate the upcoming centennial.
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The Best Signs from the 2019 Women’s March
Running themes included Marie Kondo “tidying up” the White House Cabinet and quotes from Cardi B’s government shutdown speech.
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A Guerrilla Campaign Is Replacing Ads with Art Around New York City
Art in Ad Places will install a new work by a different artist in a payphone kiosk every week this year.
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How to Support the Arts During the Trump Administration
If you’re concerned about the state of arts funding and support under the new incoming administration, then we have some suggestions of what you can do.
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100 Years of Artists’ Maps of New York City
Artists and designers through the age have imposed their visions of the present and future on an always-changing New York.
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11 Art-Related Movies and Shows to Watch on Netflix Instant
From a Tim Burton artist biopic and a documentary about a master forger to the soothing sounds and brushstrokes of Bob Ross, this handy playlist will get you through Thanksgiving and other tough times.
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“We Saw This Coming”: Anti-Trump Artist Duo Reflects on Election Results
David Gleeson and Mary Mihelic hoped they’d be able to retire their Trump campaign bus–turned–rolling anti-Trump art project after November 8. Now they can’t.
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Vice President-Elect Mike Pence Made Strange Comic Strips While in Law School
Is there anything to be understood from Mike Pence’s law school comic strips?
