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Baltimore Removes All Its Confederate Monuments in Dark Hours of Wednesday Morning
After a unanimous resolution by Baltimore's City Council to remove the Confederate monuments, they were swiftly taken away by city workers overnight.
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Thousands of Protesters and an Inflatable Rat Welcome President Trump Back to NYC
Last night outside Trump Tower, Jeffrey Beebe’s inflatable sculpture Trumpy the Rat made its debut and thousands of New Yorkers gathered to protest the president during his first visit home since taking office.
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After Another Artists’ Enclave in Williamsburg Is Sold, Tenants Live in Uncertainty
475 Kent's charmingly ramshackle conditions fostered a close-knit community of artists — until they were notified that the building had been sold.
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Meet Singularity Black, the Blackest Paint on the Market
Singularity Black is a solvent-based paint that absorbs almost all light and makes objects look utterly flat.
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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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Art Movements
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.