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Help Build a Database of Ancient Graffiti from Pompeii and Herculaneum
The Ancient Graffiti Project is now fundraising to conduct fieldwork of graffiti at Herculaneum this summer.
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Berkshire Museum Resolves Dispute with Norman Rockwell's Sons, But Legal Battle Rages On
Museum leaders and the Massachusetts Attorney General reached an agreement to keep Norman Rockwell's “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” on public display, but opponents of the sale are petitioning the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto Revamps Hirshhorn Museum Lobby, Includes a 700-year-old Nutmeg Tree
Sugimoto's Hirshhorn design is the latest to transform the Smithsonian museum on the National Mall.
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Artist Says Kendrick Lamar's Black Panther Music Video Uses Her Paintings Without Permission
For now, all that artist Lina Iris Viktor wants is an official apology.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: the Hirshhorn Museum postponed a projection by Krzysztof Wodiczko in the wake of Douglas High School shooting, President Trump proposed eliminating the NEA and NEH (again), and Robert Indiana's repainted "LOVE" returned to Philadelphia.
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FBI Points Finger at Thief of Terracotta Soldier's Thumb
An intruder in a green sweater "appeared to break something off from the Cavalryman’s left hand and put it in his left front pocket.”
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After Florida Shooting, Hirshhorn Museum Calls Off Art Projection Featuring Giant Gun [UPDATED]
The projection, by artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, will be rescheduled for a later date.
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Queens Museum Releases Report Making Extraordinary Allegations Against Former Director
The results of an independent investigation into last years controversy pins much of the blame on the museum's former director and former deputy director.
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An Olympic Pavilion Black as Outer Space Lands in Pyeongchang
The Hyundai Pavilion in South Korea is coated with a derivative of Vantablack, the darkest synthetic material on the planet.
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In Letter from Prison, Iranian-American Art Dealer Details Charges Against Him
Karan Vafadari says the Iranian government convicted him of crimes including "collusion in plots against national security" and possession of 124 "inappropriate" CDs.
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Boston Art School Hosts 10 Puerto Rican Art Students Impacted by Hurricane Maria
MassArt college is offering a fully-funded semester to 10 art students from Puerto Rico.
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Two Dalí Paintings, Bought by a Countess in the 1930s, Finally Head to Auction
Dalí's Freudian delusions of love might make you feel better if you're having a lackluster Valentine's Day.