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The Museum that Sold the World: Brooklyn Museum Asks $2,500 for VIP Access to Bowie Show

The museum has devised a whole range of ways to entice visitors into shelling out cash for the hotly anticipated exhibition devoted to the late superstar.

First Lady of Maryland, Yumi Hogan, and First Lady of Indiana, Karen Pence, visit Tracy's Kids art therapy at Georgetown Hosp

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Karen Pence Is Praising NEA Art Therapy Program on White House Blog

The Second Lady of the United States has written extensively in support of an agency Donald Trump wants to shut down.

Jeff Koons, “Bouquet of Tulips” (2016), polychromed bronze, stainless steel, and aluminum; sculpture dimensions: 34 ft 1 1/2

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Oui Oui! French Cultural Figures Praise Colossal Jeff Koons Bouquet in Op-Ed

In an op-ed published today in Le Monde, 37 artists, collectors, curators, and other arts workers pledged their support for the towering "Bouquet of Tulips."

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Missing Klimt Drawing Found in the Closet of a Former Museum Secretary

In the 1960s, a museum secretary noticed a discrepancy in the institution's record-keeping of loaned artworks; her boss gave her a Klimt drawing to keep her mouth shut.

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Fearless Girl and Wall Street Bull Sculptures May Get a New, Permanent Home

Adweek [http://www.adweek.com/agencies/fearless-girl-is-getting-a-permanent-home-in-nyc-though-she-may-be-relocated/] is reporting that negotiations are underway between the New York City Mayor’s Office and State Street Global Advisors, the financial firm behind the infamous "Fearless Girl" statue [

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2,000-Year-Old Rock Carvings of Camels Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Archaeologists discovered rock art depicting about a dozen life-size dromedaries and equids.

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Trump's Proposed 2019 Budget Would Slash Arts Funding in Attempt to Close NEA and NEH [UPDATED]

Just like last year, Trump's budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Official Obama Portraits by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald Were Just Unveiled

The long-awaited portraits were presented at a ceremony today at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The internet was quick to respond.

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A Snowstorm Paralyzed Paris, But Its Museums Look Lovely

This week the French capital received far more than its usual share of snow, leaving many of its museums, gardens, and outdoor sculptures with a photogenic dusting of fresh powder.

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Nigerian Modernist Masterpiece Found in London Apartment

According to novelist Ben Okri, Ben Enwonwu’s 1974 painting of Ife princess Adetutu Ademiluyi is “the most significant discovery in contemporary African art in over fifty years."

(illustration by the author for Hyperallergic)

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Facebook on Trial in France for Allegedly Censoring Courbet’s “Origin of the World” [UPDATED]

Frédéric Durand-Baïssas finally had his day in court with Facebook more than six years after his account was deleted.

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Truck Driver Plows Through and Damages Peru's Nazca Lines

The driver left "deep scars" on the site last Saturday, the country's ministry of culture announced earlier this week.