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More Free Books: Getty Launches 250-Title Online Library
Following closely in the digital footsteps of the University of California Press, the Getty Center in Los Angeles yesterday made 250 of its art books freely available online.
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Petition Aims to Thwart Demolition of Iconic Rizzoli Bookstore
When it emerged a little over a week ago that Rizzoli's iconic 57th Street store was to be demolished to make way for luxury towers, the inevitable nostalgia was almost immediately tempered by calls for the preservation of the historic structure.
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Italy Crowdsources Art Conservation Decision
Stories of Italy struggling to save its cultural heritage amid governmental dysfunction and a lack of funds are commonplace these days. But tales of the Italians getting creative with their efforts have been springing up too, and a piece from NPR yesterday points to another example: a program called
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Grotesque and Gorgeous: 100,000 Art and Medicine Images Released for Open Use
The Wellcome Library in London announced this week that they're releasing more than 100,000 high-resolution images online for Creative Commons use. While their digital resource joins those of other high-profile institutions like the Getty, the Wellcome's archive is especially exciting because it con
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On Saturday, 20 SoCal Museums Will Be Free
It's a Museums Free-For-All!
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In Aftermath of Tragic Accident, a Fundraiser for Family of SVA Art Prof Ron Baron
In the aftermath of a tragic Thanksgiving accident, a fundraiser is being held for the family of artist and longtime School of Visual Arts faculty member Ron Baron.
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Detroit Emergency Manager Continues Detroit Institute of Arts Shakedown
In a process that at this point is approaching farce, the Detroit Free Press is reporting that City of Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr demanded yesterday that the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) contribute to a city bankruptcy fund, despite the recent $680 million intervention on the DIA's behal
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Art Movements
Buyer of the Bacon triptych revealed, a new director for LA MOCA, record attendance for the British Museum, a tattoo history museum, and more from the week in art news.
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Following Foundations' Lead, Michigan Governor Offers Money for Detroit
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is proposing that the state contribute $350 million to help protect the Detroit Institute of Arts collection and Detroit's pension funds during the settlement of the city's bankruptcy, the Detroit News has reported.
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New Jersey Frank Lloyd Wright Home Is Relocating to Crystal Bridges in Arkansas
A New Jersey Frank Lloyd Wright house is relocating to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, through an acquisition announced this Wednesday.
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UC Press Makes 700 Books Free Online, Incl. Important Art Titles
The University of California's storied academic imprint is making freely available online 700 titles published between 1984 and 2004, Open Culture has reported.
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To Stop the Illegal Ivory Trade, You Have to Stop the Art
China's destruction of some 6.1 tons of seized ivory earlier this month may have seemed like a small dent in a country where around 70% of the illegal trade is concentrated, but it was an encouraging sway in the right direction.