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197 Years After It Opens, the Prado Museum Gives a Woman a Solo Show

Today, Spain's national art museum opened its first solo exhibition devoted to a female artist ever.

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Why Did the Tree Cross the Road? Because Performance Art

A performance artist dressed as a tree went for a walk in Portland, Maine, and the police had something to say about it.

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An Artist Imagines a Statue of Liberty Made from War Rubble

Syrian artist Tammam Azzam's "Statue of (Rubble) Liberty" has gone viral, but, as with most things online, it's not exactly what it seems.

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Photographer Sues Trump for Copyright Infringement Over Skittles Image

A British photographer and former child refugee filed a lawsuit against the Trump campaign for allegedly using his photograph of Skittles in a tweet against Syrian refugees.

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Second Coming of Beast Jesus Spotted in Canada [UPDATED]

After vandals stole baby Jesus's head off a sculpture, a local artist replaced it — with disconcerting results.

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Wall Street Trader Claims Art Historian Sold Him 24 Fake Leon Golubs

A Wall Street hedge fund manager and art collector is suing a mother-son duo who allegedly sold him 24 fake paintings by Leon Golub.

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Prince's Urn Is a 3D-Printed Model of His Home and Studio

The late musician's ashes have been laid to rest in a custom-made scale model of Paisley Park.

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Crazed Hotelier Sets Art Dealer's Dogs on Fire [UPDATED]

"They must die!" boutique hotel mogul Vikram Chatwal allegedly screamed at Molly and Finn, the Jack Russell terriers of gallerist Sean Kelly, before pulling out an aerosol can and lighter and attempting to torch the poor pups.

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Embattled Curator Jeffrey Uslip Leaves Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Today, CAMSTL announced that Chief Curator Jeffrey Uslip will be leaving [http://camstl.org/uploads/2016/10/10/101016-jeffrey-uslip-accepts-new-curatorial-position.pdf?1476114804] for an as-yet-unnamed institution.

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Explore a Digital Reconstruction of a Roman Banker's Lavish Pompeii Home

The house of a Roman banker known as Lucius Caecilius Jucundus was among the many in Pompeii ruined when Vesuvius erupted, but you can now examine the grand estate as it once stood intact.

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Neighbors, Offended by Alcohol Consumption, Attack Istanbul Gallery Opening

In Istanbul last week, supporters of Turkish President Recep Erdoğan stormed an art gallery opening, threatening attendees and complaining about women and men drinking alcohol together, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

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France to Boost Culture Budget to €3.6 Billion, Its Largest Ever

The leap of 5.5% marks the greatest increase in government financial support for the arts since 2010.