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Only Known Footage of David Bowie’s First TV Performance as Ziggy Stardust Is Found

Archivists have uncovered long-lost footage of Bowie's 1972 performance on British TV show Lift Off with Ayshea.

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James Turrell Indefinitely Closes MoMA PS1 Skyspace

After reports of an intruding luxury condo development, the artist requested that the museum close the work until the project's construction scaffolding is no longer visible.

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Diversity in Museum Leadership Has Marginally Increased Since 2015, New Survey Says

According to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, US museum staff have become more diverse — however, the margin of increase has been notably lower for people of color than women specifically.

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Man Casually Steals Painting from Moscow Gallery in Broad Daylight [UPDATED]

Unsuspecting visitors apparently mistook the thief for a gallery employee.

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An Instagrammer Points Out The Nanny’s Taste for Modern Art

An Instagram account connects contemporary art to the outfits of Fran Fine in The Nanny.

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The Smithsonian Loses $1 Million Every Week of the Government Shutdown

The institute's leader, David Skorton says that the lost revenues "are not recoverable" and "will have a lasting effect on our budget."

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Rashid Johnson's Native Son Adaptation Acquired by HBO Ahead of Sundance Premiere

This adaptation of Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son is the visual artist's first feature film.

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Banksy’s Shredded Painting Will Rotate Through the Galleries of a German Museum

Banksy's controversial “Love is in the Bin” (2018) will go on long-term display at the Stuttgart Staatsgalerie this March. However, it won't stay in one room for long.

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A Massive 17th-Century Painting Was Hiding in the Walls of an Oscar de la Renta Boutique

Construction workers at the fashion brand's new Paris store found a hidden treasure depicting an elaborately dressed marquis on his way to Jerusalem.

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Thanks to Government Shutdown, the Galaxy's First Art Satellite Stalls in Outer Space

Six weeks after its launch, Trevor Paglen's "Orbital Reflector" cannot be unfurled or tracked until the temporarily-suspended Federal Communications Commission gives the okay.

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Trump's Shutdown Puts Hotly Anticipated Tintoretto Exhibition in Jeopardy

An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art marking the 500th anniversary of Tintoretto's birth may be the latest art event to fall victim to the shutdown, which has forced government-sponsored museums and galleries to temporarily close.

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Former Artforum Employee Will Appeal Defamation Case Against Publication and Knight Landesman

Earlier this month, a New York State Supreme Court judge dismissed Amanda Schmitt's lawsuit against Knight Landesman, co-owner and former publisher of Artforum magazine.