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This Close-Up of an Ant’s Face Will Scar You Forever
The image is one of many in the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition that reveals the devil is definitely in the details.
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Rare 2,700-Year-Old Stone Carvings Discovered in Iraq
The ancient slabs were found during the excavation of the Mashki Gate, partially destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2016.
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A Better Museum Experience for Color-Blind Visitors
At the Dallas Museum of Art, visitors with red-green deficiencies can now check out a pair of color blindness alleviation lenses at no cost.
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Art Critic Peter Schjeldahl Dies at 80
With little formal training in art history or practice, Schjeldahl dove into criticism simply out of a passion for art.
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Michigan Art Dealer Swindled Seniors in $1.6M Fraud Scheme
Wendy Halsted Beard defrauded her clients of over 100 photographs, including works by Ansel Adams, and targeted elderly collectors.
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Golden Artist Colors Launches New “High-Flow” Acrylics
From iridescents and fluorescents to light-value pigments, the employee-owned company now sells its popular high-flow paints in 85 colors.
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Climate Protester Who Souped Van Gogh Artwork Speaks Out
In a viral clip, 21-year-old activist Phoebe Plummer defended the protest and slammed the British government's inaction on climate change.
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LA’s New Metro Line Opens With 14 Public Artworks
Kenturah Davis, Mickalene Thomas, and Shinique Smith are among the artists who created work for the K Line, which connects historical centers of Black American life and culture in LA.
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The Best Memes About the Liz Truss v. Lettuce Smackdown
A British tabloid slapped a wig on a head of lettuce and launched a contest to see who would last longer — Truss or the leafy vegetable. The lettuce prevailed.
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Who’s Afraid of Rosa Bonheur's Sexual Identity?
In the wake of a new retrospective, some are criticizing the way in which the artist’s relationships with women are being discussed.
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This Wacky AI Tool Will Finish Your Artwork for You
In the latest twist in the saga of AI image generation, Stable Diffusion’s “Diffuse the Rest” will turn any sketch into a finished work.
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Wait, Does This Gowanus Mural Actually Say “GO ANUS”?
The mural became the butt of the joke when people began noticing that it would spell “GO ANUS” if a gate on the “W” were lifted.