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This week in art news: 28 rock art sites were discovered on a small Indonesian island, Saudi Arabia lifted its 35-year ban on cinemas, and the Museum of London announced plans to display the notorious "fatberg."
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Artists Affiliated with Documenta Speak Out Against the Exhibition Becoming a “Commercial Enterprise”
Artists Hans Haacke, Sanja Ivekovic, Walid Raad, Annette Messager, and many other have been vocal about their objections to changes at the world's foremost art quinquennial.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Gives $12.8M in Grants to 253 Projects
From environmental monitoring equipment for Frank Lloyd Wright homes to an overhaul of an online database of archaeological artifacts related to slavery, the grants span a huge range of projects.
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An Artist-Run Salvator Mundi Shop Offers T-Shirts, Dog Sweaters, and More
Real Salvator Mundi has all the Leonardo merchandise you might want and much, much more.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi Claims They Own Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" [UPDATE 2]
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is now claiming it owns the world's most expensive artwork.
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This week in art news: wildfires forced the Getty Center and Skirball Cultural Center to close, the buyer of Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" was revealed, and President Trump drastically reduced the size of two US National Monuments.
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A Cardboard Box Alternative to Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms
Artist Jon Burgerman is offering people queueing outside David Zwirner a more modest and less immersive experience: the "Infinity Box."
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The Most Popular GIFs of 2017 Reflect a Sucky Year
Even the best GIFs won't make this year go away.
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"Tortured" Artists Are Actually Less Creative, Study Suggests
In a new paper, two economists argue that artists' creative output suffers in the periods immediately following the death of a loved one.
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Artist Alleges Raghubir Singh Assaulted Her, Stages #MeToo Performance at His Retrospective
Jaishri Abichandani staged a performance in front of the Met Breuer to speak out about an incident with the well-known photographer.
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Jewish Museum Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims Against Curator Jens Hoffmann [UPDATED]
The institution has suspended all current projects with Hoffmann, who served as its director of special exhibitions and public programs.
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Over 120 Prominent Artists and Scholars Call on NYC to Take Down Racist Monuments
In a letter to the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers, the signatories advocate for the removal of monuments to Christopher Columbus, J. Marion Sims, and Teddy Roosevelt.