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Last-Minute Appeal Tries to Halt Berkshire Museum Art Auction [UPDATED]
On Friday, the AG's office filed an appeal seeking a last-minute injunction to stop Monday's auction of works from the Berkshire Museum collection at Sotheby's.
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This week in art news: Benjamin Genocchio was ousted as executive director of the Armory Show after the New York Times investigated sexual harassment claims, a judge approved the Berkshire Museum's sale of works from its collection, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated.
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Jury Sides with 5Pointz Artists in Lawsuit Over Destroyed Graffiti
If the judge in the case follows suit, the verdict could set a remarkable precedent for the protection of graffiti and street art under the Visual Artists Rights Act.
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Petition to Remove University Mural Depicting KKK Rally Sparks Controversy
A panel from Thomas Hart Benton's epic mural "A Social History of Indiana" (1933) regularly becomes the target of removal campaigns.
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Cuban Police Detain Artist Planning Alternative Havana Biennial [UPDATED]
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was arrested on Monday and accused of "illicit possession of construction materials."
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Artist Charged with Public Offense to Religion in Italy Over Image of Aroused Jesus
Anonymous artist Hogre has been charged under an archaic Italian law that punishes a public offense to religion with a fine of up to 5,000 Euros or a prison sentence of up to two years.
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Judge Green-Lights Berkshire Museum’s Sale of Most Valuable Works in Collection
Today, Berkshire Superior Court Judge John Agostini ruled that the museum could auction off many of the most valuable works in its collection.
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There's a Dead Grasshopper in This van Gogh Painting
A conservator discovers a long-hidden insect buried in the artist's signature whorls of paint.
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New York State Plans Statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that statues of Sojourner Truth and Rosalie Jones would be erected on state property.
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Central Park's First Statue of Historic Women Will Honor Two Suffragettes
On the centennial of women's suffrage in New York state, the Parks Department dedicated a site for a forthcoming statue of two of the movement's leaders: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: an online crime wave targeted galleries, over 5,000 artists and arts workers signed a letter denouncing sexual abuse and sexism, and the MTA released Barbara Kruger's limited edition MetroCards.
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The Berserk Battle Over the Berkshire Museum and Its Art Collection
This week, the state's attorney general called for a temporary restraining order to block Sotheby's from selling works from the museum's collection.