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Instagram Brags Land Artist in Jail
Graffiti writer Peter Podsiadlo, aka SEMP or @semp516 on Instagram, was arraigned on 23 felony counts of vandalism in Queens Criminal Court yesterday.
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China deports Tiananmen Meat Square artist, further Detroit Institute of Arts donations, major Cy Twombly donation for the Tate, new chair confirmed for the NEA, and more from the week in art news.
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From Poseurs to Pros: Artists and Their Models
The model is the message in Artists and Their Models, an exhibition currently on view at the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art in Washington.
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Photographs of the Everyday in an Isolated Village
The village of Pikin Slee in the South American nation of Suriname is incredibly remote. But the details of the place caught photographer Viviane Sassen's eye, and she decided it was worth the journey to document.
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Computers Watching Movies
Ben Grosser’s work is all about how software permeates and affects much of our lives. As we begin to realize the extent to which we rely on algorithms for major societal functions such as search engine results, stock trading, mass surveillance, and more, our focus remains on what the machines are do
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Knoedler Gallery Sold a Signed Jackson "Pollok"
The latest twist in the Knoedler & Co. forgery scandal involves something quite basic: spelling.
Books
At the Morgan, a Master's Minuscule Manuscripts
The Morgan Library & Museum over the last few years has added some small wonders to its collections, and now for the first time a sampling of these miniature books is on public view. Opened last month, Miracles in Miniature: The Art of the Master of Claude de France celebrates one of the last greats
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MoMA's Acquired App-etite
The Museum of Modern Art has acquired the first downloadable app for its collection.
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Portraits of the Homeless World Cup
While the World Cup opens today in Brazil, another international soccer tournament is on the horizon for this fall. The Homeless World Cup, started in 2003, will stage its 12th edition this October in Santiago, Chile, engaging players across the globe who live in poverty.
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Embattled Four Seasons Picasso Finds New Home
The Picasso tapestry slated for removal from the Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram Building has found a new home at the New-York Historical Society, the New York Times reported.
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The Next Next Best Thing: Videos from The Lost Lectures NY
The night was truly unique, something that can't be replicated. But it can be relived, because the videos are now online!
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Made in L.A. 2014 Opens June 15 at the Hammer Museum
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