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Three Years After Sandy, South Street Seaport Gets $10.4 Million from FEMA
This week the South Street Seaport got an essential boost.
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Chicago Mayor Flattered, Kapoor Even Madder, as “Cloud Gate”-Gate Continues
Officials in Karamay, China, have not announced plans to remove a blatant copy of Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate" that opens to the public this month, which means "Cloud Gate"–gate is far from over.
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A Group Show Where Criticism Is Process
DETROIT — There seem to be two prevailing schools of thought among artists about process.
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The Time George Pataki (Now a Presidential Hopeful) Accused an Artist of “Denigrating America”
It was in the late spring of 2005 when the story first started making the rounds.
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Sum of the Arts
Number of nickel cadmium batteries required to power the first digital camera, which was created in 1973 = 16
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A Decade of Drawing the Metropolitan Museum's Flowers
For 10 years, artist Abbie Zabar had a ritual: go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sketch the new floral arrangements adorning the entrance hall.
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Two Confederate Statues May Be Removed from Their Prominent Perches
Today, efforts to relocate two statues — both of Confederate President Jefferson Davis — to local history museums were announced.
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Historic Chapel in Mexico Mysteriously Torn Down
Did a small town in Mexico bulldoze a historically protected chapel at the heart of its community last month?
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Kinetic Sculpture that Moves at a Snail-like Pace
PARIS — I particularly admire Pol Bury’s (1922–2005) shimmering, kinetic work when it almost imperceptibly quivers.
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The San Francisco Police Department Has an Instagram Officer
If The Wire ran on television today, one of the characters would probably be an Instagram officer.
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Performa Announces 2015 Commissions, All but One for Male Artists [UPDATED]
Thus far, the performance art biennial has announced a total of eight commissions and nine names — and among them, only a single woman.
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Artists Launch "Letter for Palestine" Campaign at Venice Biennale
On Sunday, artists participating in and attending the 2015 Venice Biennale launched a campaign titled "Artists' Letter for Palestine."