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US Artist Trolls Trump with Billboard in Mexico City
After being denied by US ad companies, Mitch O'Connell took his billboard depicting President Donald Trump as a sinewy alien to Mexico City, where it now prominently hangs.
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This week in art news: unknown sketches by Giacometti were discovered, two members of Pussy Riot were detained by Russian police, and previously withheld documents related to JFK's assassination were made public.
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New Spray-painting Robot Creates 98-Foot-Tall Mural in Estonia
Created by the company SprayPrinter, the device is engineered to paint large-scale murals by following computer instructions.
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Comedian Spray Paints Hate Tweets Outside Twitter Headquarters
After Twitter refused to delete numerous hate tweets, Shahak Shapira, a Berlin-based Jewish comedian and author, spray painted them outside the company's German headquarters.
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Trumpy the Rat Will Debut Next Week, When the President Returns to NYC [UPDATED]
The 15-foot-tall inflatable protest prop, developed by Chelsea gallery BravinLee programs, was tailor-made to resemble Donald Trump.
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Chicago Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Its Picasso Sculpture, a Gift Many Residents Didn’t Want
When it was unveiled, people protested the Chicago Picasso and called it a "colossal booboo." Now it's become a beloved icon.
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B&H Photo Workers Protest Outside New York Mayor’s Mansion
The demonstrators claim that Bill de Blasio's administration is complicit in the electronics retailer's effort to move over 300 jobs out of the city.
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A Project by JR Sets Sail, Literally
A work by the street artist and photographer will serve as the sail of a 60-foot yacht when it races from France to Brazil in November.
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Stuck Outside David Choe's Secret Show
The Choe Show opened last month in a secret office building in Los Angeles, and is only accessible to people who were accepted after a lengthy application process.
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Nearly 80 National Academy Members Sign Letter in Support of Dana Schutz and ICA Boston
The signatories, a mix of members and members-elect, include Kara Walker, Dread Scott, Ed Ruscha, Jack Whitten, Judith Bernstein, and Peter Saul.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Israeli authorities arrested five Palestinian art dealers suspected of selling looted antiquities to Hobby Lobby, six South Korean officials received prison sentences for blacklisting artists, and North Korea reportedly moved closer to completing Pyongyang's "Hotel of Doom."
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Archaeologists Discover a “Little Pompeii” in Southern France
The site in Vienne, a major provincial capital of the Roman empire, covers some 75,000 square feet and includes a public square, private homes, and a school.