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This week in art news: Changes to the UK's copyright law were implemented, a new Banksy mural was branded "racist", and Christie's introduced a new commission into its contracts.
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NYC Photo Exhibition Vandalized, Curator Attacked
Three individuals were involved in an attack on an exhibition in Chelsea this morning in which photographs were defaced, neo-Nazi leaflets dispersed, and a curator assaulted with pepper spray, Hyperallergic has learned.
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The Art Newspaper Sold to Russian Collector
The Art Newspaper has been acquired by a Russian art collector and entrepreneur, according to a release from the publication this morning.
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Poet and Novelist Denied Entry to the United States
Amjad Nasser, a leading Jordanian poet, novelist, and journalist, was denied entry to the United States earlier this week, the Arab Lit blog reported.
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UK Copyright Law Gets Exception for Parody
A series of updates to UK copyright law are scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, finally allowing for the use of copyrighted material in the creation of parody, the BBC reported.
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Homeless Man Enjoys Tate Britain After Hours
After Tate Britain closed last Wednesday night, a homeless man had the museum all to himself, the London Evening Standard reported. Raj Patel had fallen asleep in a bathroom stall just before closing.
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China Blocks Instagram Amid Censorship of Hong Kong Protests
China has blocked Instagram, various media outlets are reporting, after monitoring sites like Blocked in China and Great Fire were unable to access it.
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Google Earth Reveals Geoglyphs in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists using Google Earth have stumbled on more than 50 geoglyphs (massive earth drawings) created by ancient peoples in Northern Kazakhstan in Central Asia, LiveScience reported.
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This week in art news: Auction companies oppose an appeal rehearing for the California Resale Royalty Act, the British Museum is to be recreated in Minecraft, and a time capsule was discovered in the head of a lion atop the Bostonian Society.
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Why Artworks Are Like People
Ever since critic and theorist Walter Benjamin penned his landmark essay in 1936, it's been accepted as a kind of common wisdom that the aura of the artwork has withered in the (never-ending) age of mechanical reproduction. But a new study suggests the aura hasn't vanished entirely yet, and perhaps
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Thousands of Protesters Descend on NYC's Financial District for #FloodWallStreet [UPDATED]
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Getty Adds Thousands of Art Historical Images to Growing Digital Library
Getting museum and library archives digitized is one thing; uniting them on a platform that's uniform and accessible is another.