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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

Art

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.

In Brief

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.

News

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?

Art

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.

In Brief

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.

In Brief

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.

News

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."

In Brief

Divers Denounce Japanese City's Shallow New Mascot

Late last year Shima, a city of about 50,000 located 100 miles east of Osaka in Mie Prefecture, unveiled a new municipal mascot.

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Glasgow Artists Flock to Detroit for a Creative Exchange

DETROIT — How do you start a relationship between two cities?

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African Artists Take a Seat at the Table

Boundary lines make up much of the Richard Taittinger Gallery’s current exhibit, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? — lines that, like borders, criss and cross, divide and obscure.