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Counter-Competition Seeks Alternatives to Controversial Guggenheim Helsinki
As the official Guggenheim Helsinki design competition drew to a close this week, a rival contest was announced: Next Helsinki.
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In Response to Controversial Funder, Protestors Rechristen Met Museum Plaza
A masked likeness of David H. Koch argued with protestors outside of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening. It shouted: “Get away from me! I own you! I own this place! I own a great portion of the resources of the earth!”
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Is Creativity Linked to Mobility?
“Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn-out soil," American author Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote.
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Three Afghani Masterpieces Face Same Threats, Different Futures
Three architectural wonders from 12th century Afghanistan are currently in danger of collapse: the minaret of Jam in Ghur province and the two "Victory Towers" in Ghazni
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Art Movements
This week in art news: a giant hippo has taken over the Thames river, three publications have been banned in Egypt, and a leaky hose pipe has renewed the archaeological debate regarding Stonehenge.
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Out, Damned "Spot"! Guerilla Work Dogs Canine-Killing Artist [UPDATE 2]
A guerilla installation critiquing the artist Tom Otterness's 1977 killing of an adopted dog has appeared in the 14th Street – Eighth Avenue subway station, Gothamist reported.
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A Site-Specific Garden by Mark Dion Faces Relocation
While temporarily saved from destruction, the fate of a site-specific work by Mark Dion in Lancaster, England, is in limbo. "The Tasting Garden," which was created in 1998 in the Storey Gardens and has had a rough few years of theft and decay, may now be relocated entirely.
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Protesters Call for Cancelation of Performance Dramatizing Colonial Racism [UPDATED]
A theatrical performance art piece scheduled to run at the Barbican in London later this month has become the subject of a protest, with 14,881 people (as of this writing) signing an online petition calling on the performing arts center to cancel the show.
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights Nears Opening After Difficult Decade
After years of planning and controversy, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is officially opening on September 20 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Until Alleged Rapist Is Disciplined, Columbia Art Student Will Carry Mattress Around Campus
A Columbia University student who says she was raped in her dorm room on campus is launching a performance art piece to call attention to her experience as well as the larger epidemic of rape at US colleges.
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São Paulo Biennial Removes General Israeli Sponsorship
After registering objections from 61 participating artists that were supported by the entire curatorial delegation of its 31st São Paulo Biennial, the Fundaçao Bienal São Paulo has agreed to "clearly disassociate" Israeli funding from the general sponsorship of the exhibition.
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Why You Can't Show Your Tattoos without Permission in Video Games
What are the intellectual property rights of tattoo artists? Video games that depict athletes are testing the limits.