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Louisiana Supreme Court Ends Rule Banning the Outdoor Sale of Art in New Orleans

A city law effectively banned the outdoor sale of art outside the French Quarter, but one artist has helped to set a new precedent with his win against the code on First Amendment grounds.

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Edmonton Unveils an Indigenous Sculpture Park on Ancestral Lands

Candice Hopkins curated the sculptures by six Canadian Indigenous artists in Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River Valley.

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Researcher Discovers the True Identity of Courbet's "Origin of the World" Model

Experts are now "99 percent" certain that the genitalia featured in Courbet's painting belongs to the ballet dancer Constance Quéniaux.

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Marina Abramović Assaulted by Man Who Says He Did It for Art’s Sake

Abramović was leaving a book-signing event when her assailant approached with a self-made portrait of the performance artist, suddenly smashing it over her head.

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Los Angeles Gallery Takes Down One of Two Exhibitions After Anti-Gentrification Protest [UPDATED]

After artists featured in a Chimento Contemporary exhibition engaged with protesters outside, their show was pressured to shut down.

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17 Years Later, 9/11 Memorial at Pennsylvania Crash Site Is Completed

From its earliest stages, the memorial site has been plagued with islamophobic conspiracy theories about its design. "The Tower of Voices" is no different.

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Ai Weiwei returns to the United States, Salvator Mundi's origins are revealed, and Chinese antiquities evade Trump's tariffs.

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Stanford Acquires Ursula von Rydingsvard Sculpture, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Acquires Medieval Art

Plus, a Paul Rand photogram sells at auction, and Christie's and Sotheby's sell a number of Chinese and Southeast Asian works and artifacts.

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1,400 US Museums to Offer Free Admission on September 22

The 14th annual Museum Day, sponsored by the Smithsonian, will celebrate “Women Making History” in 2018.

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Belgian Artist Jan Fabre Is Accused of Sexual Harassment by 20 Former Members of His Troupe

20 former members of his Troubleyn troupe penned a letter accusing him of sexual harassment and misconduct, and the Flanders culture ministry has stepped in to investigate.

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Refugee Stories Told from a Barge, Timed for UN General Assembly Session

We talked to Shimon Attie and the subjects of his project about the state of political asylum in America.

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After Museum Director Is Fired, Artist Shuts Down Her Exhibition on Police Brutality [UPDATED]

The museum’s director Kimberli Meyer was fired days before the exhibition opened, a project that she had helped to spearhead.