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A red chalk sketch from around 1512 CE, long believed to be a self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, has a glowering, bearded man's face emerging from a swarm of brown spots. Kept safely in the vaults of the Biblioteca Reale in Turin, the portrait's power, despite the imperfections, has even gained rum
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To MFA or not to MFA? The debate about the value of an Master of Fine Arts degree rages on in the art and literary worlds.
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Energy giant BP will cease its sponsorship of Tate in 2017.
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Back when the Park Avenue Armory served as the headquarters for New York State’s Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, it housed on its ground floor a massive, high-ceilinged room where retired soldiers could lounge with a brandy in one hand, a cigar in the other, and a spittoon by their sides.
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If beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, the curators of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum faced a daunting task when they chose beauty for the latest design triennial's theme.
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There is a special opportunity right now in Chelsea to explore the color blue.
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CeCe McDonald is one of the activists featured in Whose Feminism Is It Anyway?, a solo show of work by Los Angeles–based artist Andrea Bowers, now on view at Andrew Kreps Gallery.
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On Monday the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) announced the winners of this year's Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which come with CAD 25,000 cash (~USD 18,700).
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The Center for the Future of Museums recently released the 2016 edition of TrendsWatch, its annual report highlighting global trends museums should consider as they move forward to better respond to society's behaviors and needs.
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Until March 20, visitors to the New-York Historical Society can absorb a unique example of Gaddi’s work: a small but exquisite panel from c. 1330–34 depicting the Maestà.
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An African City presents West African feminine fierceness.
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There has been a David Bowie-shaped void in the souls of many since January 10.