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British Library Releases 1M Images into the Public Domain
Earlier this month, Open Culture pointed to a big move from the British Library: the library is putting a million images into the public domain.
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After 15 Years, National Lighthouse Museum Finally Sets Opening Date
At many points over the past 15 years, it seemed that the creation of a National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island was doomed. Yet, as of December 30, they've completed a fundraising goal that sets them on track to open on August 7, 2014.
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Artist Zwelethu Mthethwa's Murder Trial Postponed Amid Protests
Last spring South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa was charged with the murder of a 23-year-old woman named Nokuphila Kumalo. Following Mthethwa's May arrest and subsequent release on bail, the case was remanded twice. The artist is now scheduled to appear in court again at the end of this month.
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Happy Public Domain Day! Here's What's Leaving Copyright Behind in the New Year
The start of a new year means new entries into the public domain. Today is Public Domain Day, and as we did in 2012 and 2013, we're taking a look at the artistic additions.
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Happy Public Domain Day! Here's What's Leaving Copyright Behind in the New Year
The start of a new year means new entries into the public domain. Today is Public Domain Day, and as we did in 2012 and 2013, we're taking a look at the artistic additions.
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NYC Sculpture Park Places Fence Around 'Controversial' Artwork [UPDATED]
A work on view in Socrates Sculpture Park's Emerging Artist Fellowship exhibition has been surrounded by a tall wood fence after some Queens residents complained that it was lewd and inappropriate, the New York Times reports.
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'Antiques Roadshow' Turns Up Original van Dyck Painting
Antiques Roadshow has done it again! The British TV program has uncovered an exceptional art find: an original portrait by Anthony van Dyck.
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Italy to Offer Tax Deduction for Book Buyers
The Italian government has unveiled a master plan for attracting foreign investment, and for some reason, it includes a tax rebate for people who buy books!
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Art Movements
French government returns looted Egyptian antiquities, Miró full of fakes, Bill Drentell passes away, FAT Architecture calls it quits, and more from the week in art news.
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Anti-Zimmerman Artist Points to eBay's Hypocrisy for Pulling Painting
The artist at the center of the anti-Zimmerman painting controversy on eBay, Michael D'Auntuono, responded to Hyperallergic's questions via email about the online auction site's decision to remove his painting because it violated eBay’s Hateful or Discriminatory policy.
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LA MOCA Debuts Online Comedy Series
Why would a contemporary art museum launch a web comedy series? Well ... why not, I guess?
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Why Did eBay Pull This Artist's Anti-Zimmerman Painting?
On the same day that George Zimmerman's painting raked in over $100,000 on eBay, artist Micheal D'Antuono was told by the same online auction company that his artistic interpretation of the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin confrontation violated eBay's Hateful or Discriminatory policy and was removed