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This week, the Disneyland of Detroit, the Dubai Frame opens, Sinclair Media's Trump connection, funerary photos and the politics of social media, and more.
Hrag Vartanian
Hrag Vartanian is editor-at-large, founding editor, and co-founder of Hyperallergic.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: NYPD's Special Victims Squad is investigating photographer Terry Richardson, Charles Dutoit was ousted as the conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Morgan Library & Museum received a $5 million grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation, and more.
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Do the Met Museum's Admission Numbers Add Up?
The bigger question regarding the Metropolitan Museum's new admission policy is who should pay? Donors? The public?
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Met Museum President Daniel Weiss Answers Questions About the New Admissions Policy
The President and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum spoke to Hyperallergic about the new admissions policy and what it means for visitors.
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This week, Shigeru Ban's Mt. Fuji Center, Basquiat in London, the Met's new admission policy, reviewing Trump's border wall prototypes, the Library of Congress's Twitter archive, and more.
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Picturing Ai Weiwei in Istanbul
Working in porcelain, Ai Weiwei On Porcelain can feel like a retrospective of his greatest hits done in a material that has been prized for centuries.
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This week, New Andean Architecture, decoding an Inca communication system, women at the Uffizi, "queer" as refusal, some 'best of' lists, and more.
Interview
Want a Smart Home Assistant? Invite This Artist to Watch You for Three Days Instead
Artist Lauren McCarthy wants to become your personal virtual assistant, but you have to invite her in.
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This week, Sweden's ice hotel unveils their art suites, the story of anime in Arabic, pop culture loves Frank Lloyd Wright, how Natural History Museum skew history, new New York landmarks, and more.
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This week, Ron Mueck's giant skulls, white men on pedestals, the world's first biological house, destroying modernist landscapes, a dog named Masterpiece, and more.
Art
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This week, Pantone announces the color of 2018, origins of art merch, creating the modern museum blockbuster, how board games promoted Christianity and capitalism, and more.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi Claims They Own Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" [UPDATE 2]
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is now claiming it owns the world's most expensive artwork.