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This week in art news: Canada discovered a ship from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated arctic expedition, a Monet painting was found stashed in a suitcase, and a 100-year-old Latin dictionary project reached its final entry, and more.
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Three Arrested, Charged in Koch Plaza Protest at Metropolitan Museum
On Tuesday evening, at the end of an action staged by Occupy Museums at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to protest the unveiling of the David H. Koch Plaza, three members of The Illuminator were arrested.
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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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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.