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Infamous Botched Bust of Cristiano Ronaldo Gets a Facelift
The revised bust of the soccer star hopes to quell mockery and redeem the artist in the eyes of soccer fans worldwide.
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Columbia University MFA Students Demand Tuition Refunds
Earlier this month, 51 of the 54 students in Columbia's visual arts MFA program met with the school's dean and provost to demand full tuition refunds.
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Sacré Bleu! French Museum Is Full of Forgeries
The Musée Terrus in Elne recently brought in an art historian to examine its holdings; he found that 82 of the 140 works in the museum's collection are fake.
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Ai Weiwei Defends His Selfie with Right-Wing German Nationalist Politician
"Although her views are completely the opposite of mine, no one has the right to judge her personal life," Ai Weiwei said about his choice to take a selfie with the leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
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Court Rules in Favor of Photographer as "Monkey Selfie" Saga Ends
On Monday, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals upheld a previous decision dismissing the lawsuit brought by PETA on behalf of Naruto, a Celebes crested macaque.
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Judge in Mexico Blocks Sales of the New Frida Kahlo Barbie
A temporary injunction has been issued against marketing or selling Mattel's doll of the famous Surrealist artist until a dispute over rights to her image is resolved.
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"Fearless Girl" Moving to Permanent Spot Near the New York Stock Exchange
Mayor Bill de Blasio, a "Fearless Girl" fan, hopes Arturo Di Modica's "Charging Bull" will move with it.
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French Theater Troupe Plans Fantastical Hanging Garden Inspired by Jules Verne and Leonardo
The Heron's Tree is an urban garden designed as a 114-foot-tall, 165-feet-wide tree, poised to rise in the western French city of Nantes.
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Chris Ofili Painting, Once Called "Degenerate" by Trump, Gifted to Museum of Modern Art by Trump Supporter
The painting, which sparked a political scandal at the Brooklyn Museum in 1999, was donated to MoMA by hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen.
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David Bowie MetroCards Are Coming to a Subway Near You
The campaign, launched by Spotify and the MTA, coincides with the pricey and wildly popular exhibition David Bowie is at the Brooklyn Museum.
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Tracey Emin Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by a Famous Woman Artist
Emin said she reacted by pushing the attacker away and threatening "to punch her lights out."
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Using Drones, Researchers Discover New Nazca Lines in Peru
Researchers have identified over 50 massive, long-unseen geogylphs that date from between 500 BCE to 200 CE — centuries before the time of the known Nazca lines.