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MOCA North Miami will close, trustees from the Rauschenberg Foundation win $24.6 million, ceramic poppies take over the Tower of London, and more from the week in art news.
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Artist Claims New York Times Co. Isn't Giving Him Credit He Deserves
Released to the public two weeks ago, the New York Times's Chronicle graphing tool has been at use within the paper since it was developed in 2012 by its "Labs" research-and-development department.
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Construction Workers Uncover Important Ancient Greek Wine Cup
Traditionally known as the "first citizen of Athens," Pericles was a lover of art and literature, and a driving force behind the Parthenon's construction. Now, archeologists in the modern Greek capital claim to have discovered the statesman's wine cup, according to the Greek newspaper Ta Nea.
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Does Less Testosterone Mean More Art?
Human civilization, and the artistic activities associated with it, came about as a result of a measurable decline in testosterone levels that began accelerating around 80,000 years ago, according to a study published in the August issue of Current Anthropology.
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Salvadoran Presidential Palace Turned into Art Museum for "Those Who Have Been Excluded"
Salvadorans can now enjoy art where their former leaders once wined and dined. Opting to live at home during his time in office, newly elected President Salvador Sánchez Cerén has turned the Presidential House in San Salvador's upscale neighborhood of Escalon into an art gallery, featuring works by
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Larry Rivers Foundation Sues Former Chelsea Hotel Owner
The Larry Rivers Foundation is suing developer Joseph Chetrit, the former owner of the Chelsea Hotel, over a missing painting that once hung in the hotel's lobby and that the foundation has been trying to recover for three years.
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DIA evaluation is doubled, Sekhemka statue sale loses two museums accreditation, Met Opera lockout postponed, and more from the week in art news.
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Port Authority Claims Rights to New York Skyline
New York housewares store Fishs Eddy has run afoul of the Port Authority's apparent rights to the Manhattan skyline, the New York Times reported.
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Newly Uncovered 13th-Century Frescoes Go on Display in Rome
Rome may be a mecca for Medieval art, but it isn’t every day that conservationists there discover a trove of long-lost frescoes dating to the 1240s.
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Pussy Riot Members Sue Russia for Violation of Human Rights
Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, the two former members of punk feminist group Pussy Riot whose trial and imprisonment in Russia drew major attention from the West, are suing Russia in the international European Court of Human Rights.
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Food Cart Fracas at Met Museum Steams Top Dogs
The $65 million redesign of the plazas in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has stanched the rising tide of food carts that typically congregate at the foot of the institution's sweeping entrance, the New York Times reported.
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Native Activist Charges Art Students with Plagiarism
A Native activist and organizer is claiming that a group of students at the California College of the Arts stole her work for a project that received a monetary award from the school's Center for Art and Public Life.