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An arts nonprofit in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk has found itself, and much of its collection, at the mercy of the Russian nationalist militia of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), an unrecognized self-declared body.
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We've all heard about art's psychological and physiological effects. Researchers have found, for instance, that a lunchtime jaunt to an art gallery can reduce work-related stress, and that creating art might even help cancer patients. But what about art's neurological impact — can picking up a paint
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Peggy Guggenheim descendants' claim rejected, continued dispute over Hopi auctions in Paris, Emin's "Bed" auctioned at Christie's, crowd surge coming for Sistine Chapel, and more from the week in art news.
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Several concerned parties, including the Save the Corcoran advocacy group, have filed legal briefs seeking to block the Corcoran Gallery of Art's planned integration with the National Gallery, Washington City Paper reported.
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Where are all the sugar-seeking pests at Kara Walker's multi-ton installation made of the stuff, "A Subtlety”? We investigated this aspect of the show at the soon-to-be leveled Domino Sugar Factory a few weeks ago.
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Where are all the sugar-seeking pests at Kara Walker's multi-ton installation made of the stuff, "A Subtlety”? We investigated this aspect of the show at the soon-to-be leveled Domino Sugar Factory a few weeks ago.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is hosting a fall exhibition for the first time in seven years, and it will be a decidedly somber affair. Announced today, the show focuses on Victorian and Edwardian mourning fashions.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is hosting a fall exhibition for the first time in seven years, and it will be a decidedly somber affair. Announced today, the show focuses on Victorian and Edwardian mourning fashions.
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Following its employees' vote to unionize at last Tuesday's elections, independent bookseller Book Culture fired five of its thirty staffers, Gothamist reported.
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The fate of the Shukhov Tower, an early architectural tribute to Communist Russia, could be decided by ordinary Moscovites with smartphones. Designed by Constructivist architect Vladimir Shukhov, the radio tower was erected on Lenin's order in Moscow in 1922 as a monument to the October 1917 Revolut
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You can rent all types of living accommodations on Airbnb: private rooms, shared apartments, floors in houses ... and now, a cage. Courtesy of artist Miao Jiaxin.
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Detroit "grand bargain" signed into law, UNESCO names 26 new World Heritage sites, Chicago gets architecture biennial, Brooklyn Museum appoints first female board chair, and more from the week in art news.