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Iranian Artist Gets 12 Years in Prison for Political Cartoon
Atena Farghadani, a 28-year-old artist on trial in Iran over a cartoon that depicts members of parliament as animals, has been sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in prison.
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A Pakistani Comic Book Fights Religious Extremism
This week, Pakistani high schools are distributing comic books that authorities hope will dissuade at-risk teenagers from joining militant organizations like the Taliban.
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The Art of Accumulation at a New Orleans Shrine to the Plague Saint
The act of accumulating objects is one of our oldest forms of visual expression.
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Possible New Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci Discovered
Now, we may have another portrait to fill out our image of Leonardo.
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Unpacking the Contradictions in Quiet Ceramic Tableaus
DETROIT — How many points of conflict can be contained in a delicate arrangement of ceramic objects?
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Every Architectural Rendering Needs an Alexander Calder Sculpture
What is it about Alexander Calder sculptures that makes them irresistible to the artists who create architectural renderings?
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Archaeologists Find Solid Gold Scythian Vessels for Opium and Weed
In "a once-in-a-century discovery," archaeologists excavating in the Caucasus Mountains of Russia have discovered two intact, solid gold vessels used by the Scythians.
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29 Period and Historic Rooms at the Metropolitan Museum, Ranked
28. New York Dutch Room, Bethlehem, New York, 1751
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Everything You Need to Know About This Friday’s Lost Lectures NY
Back again from London, The Lost Lectures returns to New York this Friday, June 5.
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Digital vs. IRL: A Tale of Two Superscripts
Being at Superscript was quite the meta experience.
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Imagining Real and Fictional History: Exhibits on 'Mad Men' and Chinese Fashion
New Yorkers could be forgiven this month for confusing their museum itineraries with the schedule of a vintage film festival, or an Anna May Wong-inspired Netflix binge.
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50 Years of Fighting to Save New York City's Historic Architecture
The obliteration of the McKim, Mead & White-designed Pennsylvania Station in 1963, just a half-century after its completion, helped galvanize grassroots preservation efforts that eventually led to New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner signing the Landmarks Law on April 19, 1965.