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The Frick Scores a Trove of 450 Historical Medals
The Frick Collection is adding an impressive cache of metal portraits to its collections.
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Marisol, Innovative Pop Art Sculptor Written Out of History, Dies at 85
Marisol Escobar, whose penetrating and playful, large-scale wooden sculptures were their own unique blend of Pop and folk art, died on Saturday morning, April 30, at the age of 85, El Universal reported.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: a fire gravely damaged New Delhi's National Museum of Natural History, artist Pyotr Pavlensky invited sex workers to testify at his trial, and Anish Kapoor complained that the addition of Carsten Höller's slide to his London tower was "foisted" upon him by London Mayor Boris J
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Artists in Guggenheim Show Urge Museum to Resume Talks on Migrant Rights in Abu Dhabi
In a statement issued today, a group of artists featured in a just-opened exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum expressed disappointment over the Guggenheim Foundation's decision to break off negotiations with the Gulf Labor Coalition.
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Futuristic Mini-Golf Course in London Will Include Zaha Hadid-Designed Hole
This September, you may be able to perfect your golf swing in the center of Trafalgar Square.
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Turn Any Area into a "No Trump" Zone with Printable Street Signs
Last weekend, various streets across the United State became designated Donald Trump-free zones.
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Protesters Shame Guggenheim and Its Trustees with Light Projections [UPDATED]
Last night, in a visually dazzling act of public protest, the artist-activist groups Global Ultra Luxury Faction (G.U.L.F.) and the Illuminator turned the spiral facade of the Guggenheim Museum into a projection screen.
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Jordan Bars Lebanese Band from Playing at Roman Amphitheater for Religious Reasons [UPDATED]
Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiques has banned a popular Lebanese band, known for its largely politically and sexually charged lyrics, from performing at an ancient Roman theater on religious grounds.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: artists demand their work back from LA's bankrupt Ace Gallery, a billionaire collector realizes she's been missing a Picasso since 2009, and art dealer Perry Rubenstein is arrested and charged with embezzlement.
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ISIS Destroys Two Gates in Ancient City of Nineveh [UPDATED]
Members of ISIS have destroyed two large gates in Iraq's ancient city of Nineveh, which once served as the capital of the Neo-Assyrian empire.
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Photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa's Murder Trial Set to Resume This Month
CAPE TOWN — Eva Kumalo, the victim’s mother, has lost three jobs since the trial began. Mthethwa is still represented by the same three galleries.
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This week in art news: the Metropolitan Museum intends to offer buyouts and cease new hires to curtail its multimillion-dollar deficit, a rug designer found one of the UK's largest Roman villas buried in his backyard, and Maurizio Cattelan prepared to install a solid gold toilet at the Guggenheim.