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Artist Detained for Meme-ing Chinese President
If you're an artist living in China, take some advice from the example of Dai Jianyong: don't make potty jokes about the president.
Laura C. Mallonee
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UN Says ISIS's Cultural Destruction “May Amount to War Crimes"
Last Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution on ISIS's destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq, officially calling the group's actions "war crimes."
In Brief
Emails Suggest Shell Pressured Science Museum to Alter Climate Change Exhibits
The question of whether oil giants seek to control the messages at museums they sponsor may have been answered.
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New Fund Aims to Help Persecuted Artists
On Tuesday, the Institute of International Education announced a three-year pilot program that will provide artists "who face persecution in their home countries" with fellowships at universities and art centers "in countries where they can safely continue their work."
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Tomb-Raiding Archaeologists Arrested in Chinese Antiquities Trafficking Bust
Four archaeologists were among nearly 200 people from six Chinese provinces recently arrested for raiding ancient tombs and selling an estimated $80 million worth of antiquities on the black market, the Beijing Times reported.
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Two Prints Go Missing at the Boston Public Library
When an employee at the Boston Public Library couldn't find a Rembrandt etching in its Special Collections archive on April 8, it probably didn't seem like too big a deal.
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Yemeni War Leads to Massive Destruction of Cultural Heritage
It's not just Yemen's future that's at risk in the country's current civil war, but also its past.
Art
Building Tiny Houses for the Homeless
Most of us tend to associate the tiny-house phenomenon more with hipsters than with the homeless, but the architectural trend may offer a way to help people on the streets get back on their feet.
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The Most Inspiring Cities for Young Artists Ranked
The educational website WorldWideLearn recently culled data from the American Community Survey and the Local Arts Index to rank the 15 most creatively inspiring cities in the United States for aspiring young artists and art students.
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The Geometric Origins of Modern Painting in Peru
LIMA, Peru — Geometric abstraction is one of those art movements that, depending on the viewer, either resonates deeply or bores one to tears.
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Uffizi Gallery Opens Exhibition Inside Mafia Boss's Former House
Next month, the doors of an Italian mob boss's former home will open to the public, thanks in part to the Uffizi Gallery.
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Cartoonist Goes on Trial After Being Tortured by Iranian Authorities
The inhumane conditions that 28-year-old artist Atena Farghadani has been subjected to over the past nine months in Iran are horrifying to consider.