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Damien Hirst Seeks Destruction of Early Spot Painting
Damien Hirst has demanded that an early spot painting be returned to him and destroyed after its current owner sought to sell it, the Daily Telegraph reported.
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Sotheby's and eBay Join Forces for Online Auctions
Sotheby's auction house has tapped eBay to expand its offerings online, the companies announced in a joint statement today.
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Art Movements
Committee to Save Cooper Union lawsuit fundraiser reaches goal, no restaurant for the 9/11 Museum, more art sales to fund museum expansions, Caravaggio gets a new tomb, and more from the week in art news.
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Conceptual Artist On Kawara Dead at 81
David Zwirner gallery has confirmed Japanese conceptual artist On Kawara has passed away.
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French Museum Collections in Trouble
A government audit of 1,218 French museums has revealed that some 80% do not know the full contents of their collections, with many collections facing further serious hazards, Libération reported.
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ISIS Destroys Historic Sites in Iraq and Syria
The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been destroying the artistic and religious heritage of Iraq and Syria as they continue to impose their fundamentalist Sunni doctrine on the lands they've occupied.
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Why a Russian Nationalist Militia Took Over an Arts Center in Ukraine
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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Study Finds Making Art May Keep Our Brains Healthy
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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Art Movements
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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Corcoran Group Mounts Legal Challenge to National Gallery Deal
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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Raccoons to the Rescue: Insider Reveals Kara Walker Pest Antagonists
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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Raccoons to the Rescue: Insider Reveals Kara Walker Pest Antagonists
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.