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"OK, I like it, Picasso" Takes Off on TikTok
How an encounter between a pedestrian and a group of art students produced one of TikTok’s latest viral hits.
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Beware, Mosquitoes Are Most Attracted to These 4 Colors
Whether a mosquito bites you might have a lot to do with the colors that you’re wearing, researchers say.
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New Research Shows Humans Arrived in Europe Much Earlier Than We Thought
The discovery challenges the long-held belief that modern and archaic humans did not encounter each other in the European continent.
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Smithsonian to Exhibit 120 3D-printed Statues of Women in Sciences
It will be the "largest collection of statues of women ever assembled together," the institution said.
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Painter Andrew Wyeth's Beloved Islands Are Acquired by Colby College
Allen and Benner, two islands off the coast of Maine, will become home to campus for arts and climate research.
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Carmen Herrera, Celebrated Cuban-American Geometric Artist, Is Dead At 106
The long-overlooked artist received her first museum survey at age 83.
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Sumo Wrestlers In Mid-Air, A Day Of the Dead Icon, And Other Winning World Photos
Contenders from 61 countries took part in the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards’ National competition.
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“Dune Sandworm” Sculpture Rears Its Head At Stanford
Xu Zhen’s sculpture “Hello” has been called “surreal,” “edgy,” and “Stanford’s very own sandworm from Dune.”
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Those Ancient Roman Pots May Actually Be Portable Toilets
Whether museums will be excited to discover that they’re the proud owners of these “chamber pots” remains to be seen.
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Biden Reverses Trump-Era Arts Restrictions
Trump's constrictive policy required that art in federal spaces “illustrate the ideals upon which our nation was founded” and excluded artists working in abstract styles.
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Bored Security Guard Accused of Doodling on Avant-Garde Painting
Jeepers, creepers, we know exactly how this painting got those peepers.
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An Exquisite Riddle Book and Thousands of Works By Black Artists At the Met Library
In July 2020, the museum’s research library began expanding its representation of African American creators, leading to the Index of African American Artists.