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New secretary for the Smithsonian, allegations against Terry Richardson, Instagram sales, graffiti at the Great Wall of China, and more from the week in art news.
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International Center of Photography Museum Will Close in Midtown [UPDATED]
The Midtown Manhattan museum of the International Center of Photography (ICP) will close in January 2015, Artnet News has reported. That's when the organization's lease, with landlord the Durst Organization, expires, and a new one has not been negotiated.
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Art Market Moved $66 Billion Last Year, Nearing Pre-Recession Levels
International art and antique market sales totaled €47.4 billion ($66 billion) last year, their highest sum since the pre-recession days of 2007, according to the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF)'s annual art market report, released yesterday.
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Elmgreen and Dragset Weigh in on Marfa Madness, Alleged Vandal Responds
Elmgreen and Dragset, the duo behind the recently defaced conceptual storefront "Prada Marfa," have condemned the vandalism in a statement to the Art Newspaper published earlier today. "It is crazy that we have come to a point in our culture where some individuals in their insane egomania, eager to
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Prada Marfa Vandalized [UPDATED]
Over the weekend, vandals defaced Scandinavian artists Elmgreen and Dragset's "Prada Marfa," the simulated Prada storefront that has, since its installation in 2005, brought international attention to a remote stretch of Texas highway.
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Will Houston Demolish Its Iconic 'Art Barn'? [UPDATED]
The city of Houston might lose a 45-year-old artistic landmark. Dubbed “The Art Barn,” the corrugated metal building at Rice University was constructed by arts patrons John and Dominique de Menil over 10 short weeks in 1969 to house the MoMA exhibition Machine: As Seen at the End of the Mechanical A
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Study Finds Female Museum Directors Lagging Behind Men
Though incremental improvements have been made in recent decades, women remain substantially underrepresented at museums in North America, according to a new report commissioned by the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD).
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US Company Puts a Gun in Arms of Michelangelo's "David"
There are few better ways to piss off Italians than to insult their cultural heritage. Which is what a small American arms manufacturer named ArmaLite has done, with an ad that shows Michelangelo's famous "David" (1501–04) sculpture toting a rifle instead of his traditional sling.
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Dire Prediction for Heritage Sites in a Future of Rising Waters
If the projections of climate change prove to be true and sea levels rise, there will be harrowing implications for much of human life on the shores. A new study released last week emphasizes the severity of this impact on culture: a whole fifth of the 720 listed UNESCO World Heritage Sites could be
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Sydney Biennale Cuts Ties with Transfield as Chairman Resigns (UPDATED)
The Biennale of Sydney will end its relationship with major sponsor Transfield Holdings, and Biennale Chairman Luca Belgiorno-Nettis has resigned, the Guardian reports. The moves come in response to a growing boycott of the exhibition over its link with Transfield.
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Pussy Riot attacked in Russia, seizures of art in Queens, Lars von Trier film banned in Turkey, and more from the week in art news.
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Sydney Biennale Boycott Grows
Four more artists have joined the boycott of the Biennale of Sydney, and the protest of arts organizations connected to Transfield, a company that manages mandatory offshore detention centers for asylum seekers in Australia, is growing.