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10th C. Cambodian Sculpture Seized from Sotheby's in NY
Yesterday, federal agents in New York moved to seize a thousand-year-old statue from Sotheby’s that a civil complaints is alleging was stolen from a Cambodian temple.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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Video Tribute to Mike Kelley On Sat April 14 in New York
This Saturday, April 14, Electronic Arts Intermix and Dia Art Foundation have jointly organized a 12-hour video tribute to artist Mike Kelley, who passed away on February 1 at his home in South Pasadena, California.
Art
Art Rx
This week, the doctor recommends the cinematic influences of Cindy Sherman, two Bushwick shows in quirky spaces, some heady stuff about objects as commodity and more. An art show a day keeps the doctor away.
Opinion
Where Did I See Google's Project Glass Before … MoMA
The project should look quite familiar to anyone who remembers seeing Keiichi Matsuda's "Augmented (hyper) Reality: Augmented City 3D" (2010) at last year's Talk to Me show at MoMA.
Opinion
The NY Times Gets a Front Page GIF
This isn't the first animated GIF that has appeared on NYTimes.com but it may be the first to grace the homepage front and center.
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BMW Guggenheim Lab Finds Safety in a More Gentrified Berlin Locale
Last month, we reported on the controversial location of the BMW Guggenheim Lab in Berlin's punkrock/activist/multiculti/graff neighborhood, and now, Spiegel Online reports they've settled on Prenzlauer Berg,
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Google Art Project Bursting at the Seams with 100+ New Museums
Google Art Project launched last year with 17 institutions but today the number has ballooned to 100+.
Opinion
What the 60 Minutes Segment on the Art Market Really Said
We've refrained from reflecting on the 60 Minutes segment by Morley Safer about the art world market. But since others like Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith have waded into the commentary cesspool we decided to give you a complete analysis of what was said on Sunday's program. Read carefully.
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Williamsburg Gets an Art Fair in May
One art fair that up until now has so far been a Miami-only venture, Seven, will be coming to Williamsburg.
Opinion
When Advertising Follows Art
Sometimes advertising follows art, and this is one of those times. Presenting Doug Aitkens' "Migration" (2008) and a very recent commercial for Residence Inn (2012).
Opinion
The Corporate Sponsorship of Baby X
Yesterday, Bushwick artist Marni Kotak emailed a video of her baby, Baby X (aka Ajax), and the announcement that he has a new corporate sponsorship tattoo.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Koons' hanging train, Mona Lisa dates change, Bloomberg gets its name on Hirshhorn balloon, 20 must-see artist websites, the exit of Exit Art, the Dictionary of American Regional English is complete, 60 Minutes to tackle contemporary art and more …