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Trump’s 2018 Budget Proposes Ending National Endowments for Arts and Humanities [UPDATED]

A slew of independent agencies would be done away with, while defense spending would go up by $54 billion, under the president's proposed budget.

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Leaked Document Lays Out Facebook’s Policy on Sex and Nudity in Art

The Guardian has seen more than 100 internal documents from the social media giant, including one clarifying guidelines on sex and nudity in art.

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Katy Perry Serves Up Bland Performance Art Prank at the Whitney Museum

The pop superstar’s half-baked viral stunt turned out flatter than a botched soufflé.

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Light Projections Say “Pay Trump Bribes Here” on President’s DC Hotel

Last night, artist and activist Robin Bell lit up the façade of Trump International Hotel with references to the emoluments clause.

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On the Removal of the Jefferson Davis Monument in New Orleans

Images of the statue being dismantled remind us how important that action is.

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Suspicious Sunglasses-Wearing Saboteur Slashes Christopher Wool Canvas

Police are on the hunt for the man who walked into Aspen's Opera Gallery and cut a $3 million painting by Christopher Wool.

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Russian Artist Arrives Nude in Glass Box at Met Gala, Gets Arrested

The stunt was the latest in a series of guerrilla performances that Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich began in 2015.

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More Than 400 Roman-Era Columns Lie Abandoned on Beirut’s Waterfront

Lebanon's General Directorate of Antiquities has no inventory of the ancient archaeological fragments and isn't sure what to do with them.

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Meteorologists: Munch Was Mad for Mother-of-Pearl Clouds When He Made "The Scream"

In a new study, three scientists claim that Edvard Munch's iconic image was inspired by nacreous clouds, a rare meteorological phenomenon.

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Metropolitan Museum May Start Charging Admission to Out-of-Towners

The museum is in talks with municipal officials about potentially charging tourists a mandatory admission fee.

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First of New Orleans's Confederate Monuments Comes Down

In the wee hours of Monday morning, the 1891 monument to the Battle of Liberty Place was disassembled and taken to a storage facility.

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In Ongoing Crusade for Privacy, Residents of Glass Condos Sue Tate

Five residents of a luxury apartment complex claim Tate is violating the European Convention of Human Rights by letting visitors photograph their glass-walled flats.