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Citing "the extreme nature of the protest and the serious threat to the safety of performers, audiences and staff," the Barbican in London has canceled its production of South African director Brett Bailey's controversial installation "Exhibit B."
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A 101-year-old film discovered by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is the oldest known feature film starring a cast of black actors.
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Architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled his plans for the new National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), a massive structure measuring 130,000 square meters (1,399,308 square feet) — eight times the size of the current NAMOC, and more than double that of the Louvre.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday that holders of New York City's newly-launched municipal identity card will be granted a year's worth of privileges at 33 participating cultural institutions.
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Iranian photographer and journalist Newsha Tavakolian has returned a €50,000 prize (~$64,600) after the patron behind the award allegedly placed editorial pressure on her work, the New York Times' Lens photography blog reported.
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Nothing quite says "fuck you" to copyright like a Mickey Mouse–meets–Richard Prince T-shirt.
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Australia's Aboriginal cave art is at risk of disappearance within 50 years, according to an expert quoted in the Guardian's recent investigation of the the threats facing the prehistoric art.
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One month after the big news that London's National Gallery now allows visitors to take photographs, the head of Arts Council England has proposed that museums institute a special hour every day when picture-taking is banned.
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The Texas Department of Transportation has withdrawn its charge of illegal advertising against Prada Marfa, arts organization Ballroom Marfa announced in a public statement.
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A key Russian contemporary art fair has been canceled in its 18th year, and appears unlikely to return, The Art Newspaper reported.
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A massive experiment in virtual archeology has led to the mapping of 3,000 acres around Stonehenge, and with it the discovery of a host of new information about the area, including over a dozen previously unknown monuments, National Geographic reported.
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In order to visit the Galleria Borghese in Rome, you must buy timed tickets online in advance.