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British Royals Hastily Remove Racist Painting Label Prior to Obama Visit

Last Friday, the British royal family hosted the Obamas for dinner in Kensington Palace — and the visit could have been an incredibly awkward one.

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New Exhibition 'Experiments in Art and Digital Technologies' Opens April 29

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Art

What Role Can Artists Play in Prison Reform?

When I walked into the Greene Space for Creative Capital’s first Creative Conversations event — focused on artists who make work about criminal justice and the prison system — I felt a little skeptical.

News

Protesters Shame Guggenheim and Its Trustees with Light Projections [UPDATED]

Last night, in a visually dazzling act of public protest, the artist-activist groups Global Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) and the Illuminator turned the spiral facade of the Guggenheim Museum into a projection screen.

Art

How the World’s Oldest Printed Board Game Rolled Propaganda into Play

Long before the era of Candy Crush and Neko Atsume, the games that captured our attention were often the ones that required just a board, a dice or two, and a handful of tokens.

Art

Grayson Perry’s Subversive and Psychosexual World

SYDNEY — The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Australia has mounted the first ever retrospective of Grayson Perry’s work in the Southern Hemisphere.

Comics

Highly Anticipated Movie Ad-app-tations

With the upcoming release of The Angry Birds Movie, we wanted to share some other app-based films we're excited about.

Art

The Poetics of Torn Posters

PARIS — Galerie Georges-Philippe et Nathalie Vallois has launched a chic additional space wth a historical show of Jacques Villeglé and Raymond Hains’s abstract, 35mm animated film “Pénélope” (1953).

Art

Honoring Nepal's Cultural Heritage One Year After Its Catastrophic Quake

To coincide with the one-year anniversary of the April 25, 2015, earthquake in Nepal, the Rubin Museum of Art is launching a series of commemorative projects, including an online exhibition that celebrates the unique culture of the region.

News

Jordan Bars Lebanese Band from Playing at Roman Amphitheater for Religious Reasons [UPDATED]

Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiques has banned a popular Lebanese band, known for its largely politically and sexually charged lyrics, from performing at an ancient Roman theater on religious grounds.

In Brief

Prince's Home and Studio 2 B Come a Museum

In the past week, thousands of mourning fans have flocked to Paisley Park, the 65,000-square-foot Minnesota music factory where rock god Prince lived and died.

Art

Grafting Puerto Rican Architecture onto the Lower East Side

Edra Soto attempts architectural transplants the way a doctor might replace skin, seeing if an unfamiliar addition will take.