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Amede-No! Modigliani Show Shut Down After 21 Works Deemed Likely Fakes

The exhibition, at the Doge's Palace in Genoa, included pieces on loan from private collections and major institutions like the Musée de l'Orangerie and the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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Amsterdam Airbnb Host Shoves South African Filmmaker Down Staircase

Sibahle Nkumbi had gone to the Netherlands to write about an exhibition by the artist Zanele Muholi, who posted a video of the attack on Instagram.

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Police Destroy Art Installation, Mistaking It for Cannabis Farm

A narchitectural mishap killed the buzz surrounding the closing celebrations for Lyon’s first architectural biennial.

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Disturbing Stock Photos Play Out the Darkest Scenarios

A brilliant Twitter account compiles outrageous, absurd, sad, and confoundingly real stock photos.

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Shocking Study of 2,000 Objects in SF’s Mexican Museum Finds 1,917 Are Fake [UPDATED]

The chair of the museum's board of directors fears that as much as half of its 16,500-object collection could turn out to be inauthentic.

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Hobby Lobby Busted for Illegally Importing Thousands of Iraqi Antiquities

The US government has raised serious questions about the origin of thousands of ancient artifacts being purchased for a Hobby Lobby-supported museum.

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Divine Restoration: Vatican Conservators Identify New Figures Painted by Raphael

The two allegorical figures in the Hall of Constantine were previously attributed to his workshop, but a recent restoration revealed them to be the master's work.

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Typo on Indiana Monument Honors Soldiers in the War on “Terriorism”

Mysteriously, no mention is made of those lost in the "War on Rugs."

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Chicago Installs “REAL FAKE” Sculpture in Front of Trump Tower

A gleaming, six-foot-tall sculpture by local artist Scott Reeder appeared this week near the downtown Trump International Hotel and Tower, spelling out just two words in thick, golden letters: "REAL FAKE."

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Thanks to Capitalism, These Authentic Communist Statues Could Be Yours

Available for purchase right now on eBay are two statues of Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin, both completely intact and attached to their original pedestals.

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ACLU and Academics Concerned over TSA Proposal to Inspect Travelers’ Books [UPDATED]

If we all have to remove paper products — including books — from our carry-on bags, will it lead to new scrutiny of what we're reading?

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In Surreal Twist, Court Orders Dalí’s Body Exhumed for Paternity Test

A judge in Madrid has ruled that the artist's body must be exhumed in order to carry out a paternity test.