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Nominees Denounce Germany's Biggest Art Prize
Sol Calero, Iman Issa, Jumana Manna, and Agnieszka Polska expressed their frustrations with the Preis der Nationalgalerie in a joint statement.
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The Famously Photo-Wary Barnes Foundation Makes Its Art More Accessible Online
The museum has a notriously strict no-photos policy, but has now made much of its collection available for digital download and sharing.
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How Do We Define Culture? A Study Tries to Find Out
Culture Track surveys how Americans define culture, as well as which cultural activities they seek.
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😂 Is the Most Popular Emoji (Sorry 😭)
People really ❤️ using "face with tears of joy," according to a new chart released by Apple.
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Banksy Throws “Apology" Tea Party for Palestinians in Bethlehem
The party was a mock response to celebrations in London commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Balfour declaration, a statement of British government support for a Jewish home in Palestine.
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LACMA and the MFA Houston Go to Bat Over the World Series on Twitter
With the hashtag #WorldSeriesArtThrowdown, the two venerable institutions have taken to Twitter, trading rhyming barbs accompanied by images of work from their respective collections.
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One Very Special AI Robot Is Granted Saudi Citizenship
The robot's new status raises questions about AI's future, the treatment of women, and the meaning of citizenship.
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Artist Sean Scully’s Former Assistant Allegedly Stole Work to Sell at Auction
Arturo Rucci, a former assistant to Scully, has been arrested under suspicion of stealing a triptych from the artist's studio and consigning it for auction at Bonhams.
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Your Bus Ride Is a Battleground: Barbara Kruger Designed NYC MetroCards
The artist created two designs emblazoned with her trademark white-on-red text, posing difficult questions to New York's straphangers.
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Anish Kapoor's Bean Will Be Windexed, Baked (by Guy Fieri), Turned into a Ghost, and More
A new meme has people creating Facebook events to render peculiar tributes to Chicago's iconic "Cloud Gate" sculpture.
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A Week of Chaos at Artforum Magazine Following Sexual Harassment Allegations
One of the magazine's longtime publishers, Knight Landesman, resigned after a string of sexual harassment allegations were made public this week.
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George Washington Portrait Flips Off Trump in Viral Photoshopped Images [UPDATED]
A batch of four photos, tweaked by Portland-based satirist Mike Wellins, show portraits of Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Jackson ridiculing the current US president.