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The Sly Excess of the 2016 Montreal Biennial
The emblem of the 2016 Biennale de Montréal is a Lucas Cranach the Elder portrait of an alleged witch and its title comes from a Jean Genet play about an upscale brothel.
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Ben Franklin’s Glass Instrument Stirs Back to Life
In 1761, Benjamin Franklin invented an instrument eventually thought by some to drive its players out of their minds: the armonica, which produced the same echoing, high-pitched sounds as singing water glasses. Made of glass bowls nested into one another, with the entire stack skewered with a spindle, the instrument
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With Internet Comments and Colonial Imagery, an Artist Remixes Our Hybrid Identities
Larry Achiampong mixes pop culture, internet imagery, and historical iconography related to the African diaspora to craft images, videos, and installations that reflect the complexity of identity in today's fluid, interconnected world.
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This week in art news: French prosecutors sought a four-year prison sentence and €250-million fine for art dealer Guy Wildenstein, another lawsuit over a Knoedler Gallery forgery was settled, and David Nahmad claimed ownership of a Monet seized by the US Department of Justice.
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A Love Note to Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz'
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History owns a pair of Dorothy's shoes that have gradually lost their luster and begun to deteriorate.
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102 Latin American Works Gifted to the Museum of Modern Art
In addition to the historic gift, the museum will establish a center for the study of modern art from Latin America.
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A Lost 1920s Robot Is Reconstructed in London
The UK's first robot, Eric, disappeared after his debut, but the Science Museum has created a working replica.
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Second Coming of Beast Jesus Spotted in Canada [UPDATED]
After vandals stole baby Jesus's head off a sculpture, a local artist replaced it — with disconcerting results.
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A Visual Artist Creates Lyrical, Linear Poetry
There is something about a line that is eternal, not because we wish it so, but rather because in separating the light from the dark, we make a passage through all the sundry reasons to lie still and accept what you have been given.
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A Visit to the CIA's "Secret" Abstract Art Collection
The CIA’s abstract art collection isn’t as “secret” as a series of articles made it seem—but it’s more politically significant than it appears, and there are still unanswered questions. Here, photographs of the collection are accessible to the public for the first time.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Passionately Reads Sol LeWitt’s Famous Letter to Eva Hesse
Reading the letter on stage, the Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning actor Benedict Cumberbatch practically foams at the mouth.