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By the calendar, you've still got a few weeks left of summer, but in the art world fall has arrived, which means tons of openings and events.
Jillian Steinhauer
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The Minnesota State Fair in Pictures
ST. PAUL — This week I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the Minnesota State Fair, the largest state fair in the country by average daily attendance. Before the trip, I had never been to either Minnesota or a state fair; needless to say, I was excited.
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Out with the Old, In with the New: Museum Will Sell Hopper to Buy Contemporary Art
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will sell one of its two oil paintings by artist Edward Hopper and use the money raised to increase acquisitions, particularly of contemporary art.
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Art Rx
As we head into September, summer exhibitions are winding down. This week is your last chance to see five of the big ones at museums around town.
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Hotel Replaces Porn-on-Demand with Art-on-Demand
The owner of a hotel chain in Scandinavia has decided to ditch the pornography channels in all of his properties, and at one, he's replacing the porn with contemporary art.
Opinion
Van Gogh Museum 3D Prints Its Own Paintings
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has begun 3D printing reproductions of a handful of paintings in its own collection, taking art in the age of mechanical reproduction to a whole new level.
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Photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa Charged with Murder, Claims Innocence
Prominent South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa has been accused of murdering a woman in a suburb of Cape Town and will go on trial starting on Monday. He denies the charge.
Opinion
James Franco Plans to Explore Art Through Reality TV
Just when you thought art reality TV couldn't get any worse, something comes along to suggest otherwise. In two words: James Franco.
Opinion
US National Intelligence Is Now on Tumblr
If you follow the news these days, you might be worried about the American government and the secrecy and ruthlessness with which it has been conducting itself. You might be concerned about the National Security Agency (NSA) reading your email, or dismayed by Bradley Manning's 35-year sentence, or h
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Archeologists Uncover 5,000-Year-Old Board Game Pieces
Some things are as old as civilization as we know it: agriculture, government, written language, a reverence for cats, and gaming. As further proof of that last one, Turkish archeologists have unearthed what they think are the oldest board game tokens ever found.
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Art Rx
This week, you can go to a talk with cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum, visit an art exhibition where the work is on mobile phones, watch murals take shape on the streets of the Bronx, and much more.
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Conservators Uncover Collaborative Pre-Raphaelite Mural
Conservators have discovered an entire wall painting done by five Pre-Raphaelite artists in a house in a London suburb. The building, known as the Red House, was the home of Arts and Crafts movement founder William Morris between 1860 and 1865; sometime during those years, Morris completed the paint