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This week, Sweden's ice hotel unveils their art suites, the story of anime in Arabic, pop culture loves Frank Lloyd Wright, how Natural History Museum skew history, new New York landmarks, and more.
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An Artist Accidentally Discovers E. Coli Outbreak in Michigan Waters
In the course of pursuing one of her art projects, Bridget Quinn may have thwarted a potential public health crisis.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Chuck Close was accused of sexual misconduct, Steve McQueen began a video memorial to the Grenfell Tower fire victims, and Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries announced plans to exhibit JRR Tolkien's illustrated Christmas letters.
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"Last Time I Looked, Discomfort Was Not a Major Offense": Chuck Close Addresses Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Close explained his behavior after several women accused him of sexual misconduct during visits to his studio.
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Richard Avedon Foundation Demands New Avedon Biography Be Pulled
According to the photographer's foundation, the newly released biography Avedon: Something Personal, "is filled with countless inaccuracies."
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Baltimore’s Roving Art Org, The Contemporary, Suspends Operations Indefinitely
After failing to find a new executive director, the organization's board decided to go on hiatus.
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The Wellcome Collection Acquires a Dignified Portrait of a 17th-Century Bearded Woman
The Wellcome Collection in London acquired a 17th-century oil painting of Barbara van Beck, who had a rare genetic condition causing excessive hair growth on her body.
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Jewish Museum Terminates Jens Hoffmann Following Sexual Harassment Investigation [UPDATED]
After investigating sexual harassment allegations recently brought forth by staff members, the Jewish Museum announced today that it has ended its relationship with Hoffmann.
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Beijing's Campaign to Level "Illegal Structures" Displaces Migrants, Threatens Artists
The municipal government is carrying out mass evictions as it prepares to level some 430 million square feet of illegal housing.
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Art Movements
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.