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X-Rays of Degas Sculptures Illuminate His Unconventional Process
Conservation scientists at the Fitzwilliam Museum shed some light on the everyday objects forming the armatures of three surviving beeswax sculptures.
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New York Art Dealer Allegedly Tested Primary Market for Shrooms at Burning Man
Between his arrest and breaking up with his girlfriend of three years Heidi Klum, Vito Schnabel has had a rough month.
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PETA Accuses Guggenheim of Catering to the "Twisted Whims" of Animal Abusers
The animal rights organization is calling on the museum to exclude two works from its upcoming survey of Chinese contemporary art.
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New Banksy Murals Pay Homage to Basquiat
The two murals in central London appeared just before the opening of a major Basquiat exhibition at the Barbican Centre.
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Dude! Nikon Picked 32 Male Photographers to Promote New Camera
In a statement, the Japanese camera manufacturer claimed that none of the women photographers it had invited had responded.
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Documenta Organizers Call Report of €7M Deficit “Speculations and Half-Truths” [UPDATED]
The organizers of Documenta 14 claim that allegations of overspending are not based on facts and may be used to compromise the exhibition's independence.
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Debtumenta: Governments Step In to Save Documenta from €7 Million Deficit
As Adam Szymczyk's Documenta 14 draws to a close, its organizers have incurred a whopping deficit largely due to the cost of mounting exhibitions in Germany and Greece.
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"Monkey Selfie" Dispute Ends as PETA and Photographer Reach Settlement
Photographer David Slater will donate a quarter of any revenue from the viral "monkey selfies" to charities working to preserve the crested macaque's habitat in Indonesia.
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Japanese Company Creates Robot Priest to Administer Your Last Rites
Plastics manufacturer Nissei Eco introduced Pepper last month, a robe-donning robot trained to recite prayers and scripture while tapping a little drum.
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18th-Century Nautical Charts Show Radical Coral Reef Loss in Florida
Researchers compared 18th-century nautical charts to contemporary ocean data, revealing a dramatic loss of Florida's coral reefs.
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The Persistence of DNA: Test Shows Dalí Wasn't Tarot Card Reader's Father
The results of a paternity test carried out after the artist's remains were exhumed in July show that María Pilar Abel Martínez is not his daughter.
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Alex Da Corte Directs a Luminous Video for St. Vincent’s Ode to New York
Created by artist Alex Da Corte, St. Vincent's "New York" video is the stuff of dreams.