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Broad Museum Acquires Another Kusama Infinity Room, Opening This Weekend
Viewers are invited to stick their heads into the porthole-like windows of Los Angeles's newest Kusama chamber to gaze at infinity.
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Katherine Westphal, Fiber Art Pioneer, Dies at 99
In a career that kept her on the move for many years, Westphal was endlessly curious and creative, working in ceramics, quilting, fiber, Xerox, and wearable art.
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The Corniness and Complexity of Grant Wood
Steven Biel, who wrote a book about the ironic journey of "American Gothic," considers the Grant Wood retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Jacob Lawrence Painting Missing for Half a Century Goes to Auction
A historical scene from the Chesapeake-Leopard affair (the 1807 incident that led to the War of 1812), the painting is headed for auction on April 5.
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Tanzania Joins International Movement Demanding Return of Human Remains in Germany
Tanzanian activists, and at least one government official, want Germany to repatriate the skull of a chief who was killed after fighting German colonists in East Africa.
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Deaf Cat from Hermitage Museum Named Russia's Official World Cup Oracle
Achilles the cat was chosen for the task due to his previous successes, correctly identifying winners in last year's FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Guards at National Gallery of Art in DC Say Supervisors Perpetuate Toxic Workplace
Seventeen current and former guards spoke to the Washington Post, alleging that their complaints are routinely ignored or suppressed by higher-ups.
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Can You Solve This Cryptographic Puzzle Hidden in a Trevor Paglen-Designed Flag?
Commissioned by Creative Time, the flag is part of a nationwide project that aims to “begin articulating the urgent response our political moment demands.”
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Art Movements
This week in art news: MOCA Los Angeles chief curator Helen Molesworth was fired, Anish Kapoor blasted the NRA for using "Cloud Gate" in an ad, and the Vatican admitted it had doctored a press photo.
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New Banksy Mural Speaks Out Against Turkish-Kurdish Artist's Imprisonment
The newest Bowery mural, a collaboration between the elusive British street artist and Borf, addresses the continued imprisonment of journalist and artist Zehra Doğan.
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In Major Reversal, Cooper Union Adopts Plan to Return to Full-Tuition Scholarships
Four years after voting to start charging its students tuition for the first time in its 150-year history, the administration of the beloved school is moving back toward offering free education.
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The Thousands of Shoes on Capitol Hill and the Political Art They Evoke
The more than 7,000 pairs of shoes commemorating victims of school shootings recalled the many artworks that have used clothing to raise awareness around violence.