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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Iceland jails geyser-dyeing "landscape painter," artist loses canvases left in alley, and offensive anti-homeless signs irk Illinoisans.
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Expo Milano Opens Despite Delays, Denouncements, and Riots
Though Expo Milano 2015, the enormous fair of national, nonprofit, and corporate pavilions built on the outskirts of Milan, opened as scheduled on May 1, its launch was overshadowed by violent protests, costly delays, and denouncements from one of its original architects and Pope Francis.
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Two Killed at Muhammad Art Contest in Texas, ISIS Claiming Responsibility
Last night, two men were killed and one man was injured at the American Freedom Defense Initiative's "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest" in the Dallas/Forth Worth area.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: The new Whitney Museum of American Art officially opened to the public, Art Spiegelman's Maus was withdrawn from Russian bookstores, and the Dulwich Picture Gallery revealed the forgery it had hidden within its collection.
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May Day Occupation at Guggenheim Closes Museum #GuggOccupied
At noon today, a group of artists and activists including members of G.U.L.F. unfurled a large parachute in the atrium of the Guggenheim Museum, demanding to meet with a member of the institution's board of trustees to discuss the labor conditions at its Abu Dhabi site.
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Venice Biennale Gets Smaller as Two Countries Drop Out
Over the course of the last month, the number of countries exhibiting at the 56th annual Venice Biennale has dropped from 90 to 88, following the withdrawal of Costa Rica and Kenya from the show.
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Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist Will No Longer Draw Mohammed
The surviving Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who frequently drew Mohammed for the newspaper has announced he's retiring the character.
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Syrian President Seeks Investors to Rebuild Aleppo's Bombed-Out Old City
A group of archaeologists and urban planning experts in Germany say that President Bashar al-Assad is already seeing dollar signs in the ruins of his country's cities.
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New York Will Develop a Citywide Culture Plan by 2017
On Tuesday New York's City Council approved by a vote of 49 to 0 an amendment to the municipal charter to create a comprehensive, citywide cultural plan.
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New York's Museum of Biblical Art Will Close Permanently in June
The Museum of Biblical Art's (MOBIA) trustees announced today that when its current exhibition of Donatello sculptures closes in June, the museum will shut down.
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Crimes of the Art
On this week’s art crime blotter: Elton John's glasses stolen from museum, a Basquiat painting disappears in breakup, and a sexy hay bale sculpture offends Aussies.
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Open-Source Maps Help Guide Nepalese Earthquake Relief
A crucial need in any rescue effort — perhaps just as important to saving lives as medical supplies, food, and tents — is an up-to-date map that humanitarian workers can use to more efficiently navigate the rubble.