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Someone Is Investigating a Professor and Reporter for Being Critical of Gulf Labor Conditions

A mysterious investigation against New York University (NYU) professor Andrew Ross and New York Times reporter Ariel Kaminer is underway, the Times reported.

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In an Artist's Video Project, Getting to Know Trans and Intersex Activists

A project by artist Carlos Motta to interview and document the work of transgender and intersex activists recently went public, in the form of an online archive.

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Scientists Ask Natural History Museums to Cut Ties with David Koch

In an open letter posted today, 39 scientists call for natural history and science museums to sever connections with climate change deniers.

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Dutch Pranksters Punk Museumgoers with IKEA Art

In a playful prank on some art viewers, a roughly €10 work of IKEA art was placed in the galleries of the Museum Arnhem in the Netherlands, where visitors bestowed praise on the impostor.

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Artist Banned from Stedelijk Museum for Threatening to Piss on the Art

The Dutch artist Rob van Koningsbruggen has been banned for life from the Stedelijk Museum after repeatedly threatening to relieve himself on works at the Amsterdam institution.

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An Art Museum Designed for Taking Selfies

Most museums across the US and Europe have had a difficult time handling the selfie onslaught.

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Is the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Really Giving Kanye West an Honorary Doctorate? [UPDATED]

In a recent interview with the French design blog Clique, noted college dropout Kanye West claimed that he is "getting an honorary doctorate on May 5th from the Art Institute of Chicago."

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Wanna Work for Damien Hirst?

Are you a photorealist painter? Are you looking for a full-time job? Are you based in (or willing to move to) London or Devon?

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Warhol's Great-Niece Plans Documentary About "Uncle Andy"

Andy Warhol is one of those artists that many people love but few completely understand.

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Dubai Is Building a Museum of the Future

Robot dogs, humanoid giants, holograms, and laser lights. That's what "the future" looks like, at least according to architectural renderings recently released by the United Arab Emirates for its impending Museum of the Future.

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Bank of Canada Asks Citizens to Stop "Spocking" Money

Canadians have been mourning the death of Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy by transforming $5 notes into portraits of Spock — or "spocking" them.

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Artist in Trouble for Tagging Joshua Tree National Park

A tag painted by the Swedish-Portuguese street artist and nightclub owner André Saraiva on a rock in Joshua Tree National Park has sparked an investigation after he posted a photo of it on Instagram on February 25.