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Soccer Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s New Bronze Bust Is… Special

At the inauguration ceremony for the renaming of the Cristiano Ronaldo Airport, a hilariously frightening bust of the famed soccer player drew attention on social media.

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A Searchable Database for Every Bob Ross Canvas from Joy of Painting

He created 403 paintings for the popular TV series, and now you can search through them.

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Whoopi Weighs in on Emmett Till Painting as Schutz Storm Reaches Daytime TV

The debate over "Open Casket," Dana Schutz's painting in the Whitney Biennial, was a topic of heated discussion last week during an episode of The View.

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From Biblical Condoms to Blue Tile Contact Lenses, Putting the Rijksmuseum Collection to Unusual Uses

The Rijksmuseum's annual Rijksstudio Award invites anyone to create new work inspired by objects from its collection, and now the public can vote on the 10 finalists.

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Anti-Trump Protests Are Boosting Art Supply Sales

A new report by the market research company NPD Group shows how the Women's Marches directly increased sales of sign-making material.

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Artist Receives Death Threats Over Her Anti-Trump Billboard

One side of artist Karen Fiorito's billboard depicts a scowling Donald Trump flanked by fiery mushroom clouds and symbols that merge the Nazi swastika with the dollar sign, while the other features a message of unity.

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A Winged Bull and a Whirl of Cream Will Be London’s Next Big Public Artworks

Sculptures by Michael Rakowitz and Heather Phillipson will sit atop the Fourth Plinth in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

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Thomas Gainsborough Painting Gouged at London’s National Gallery

On Saturday, a man wielding a screwdriver cut two long gashes into "The Morning Walk," though conservators believe the damage can be easily repaired.

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Newly Discovered Chinese Tomb Murals Give a Glimpse of Domestic Life 1,000 Years Ago

These colorful paintings give us a sense of the mortuary customs that were part of life in China over a millennium ago.

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Creative Responses to Trump’s Plan to End the National Endowment for the Arts

It's only been a little over a day since Donald Trump formally proposed defunding the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, but already people in creative fields are responding, well, creatively.

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Artist Traffics in Road Signs that Land Him in a Jam

Franck Allais drew controversy for installing a yield sign with the silhouette of a Hasidic man in an ultra-Orthodox London neighborhood.

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Trump Budget Calls for End to National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities [UPDATED]

The president's budget proposal for 2018 would do away with the two funding agencies and ramp up military spending by $54 billion.