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LA's Murals to Return with New Ordinance
OAKLAND, Calif. — For the past ten years, LA's murals have been an endangered species.
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After Nearly a Century, Wax Cylinder Music Gets a New Release
Good news obsolete technology fans, the first cylinder music release in nearly a century is out today.
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Christo Clears a Legal Hurdle in Colorado
A Colorado district court judge has ruled in Christo's favor in one of the lawsuits facing his controversial "Over the River" (OTR) project. Work on the piece, which would involve suspending a canopy of shiny, polypropylene fabric over a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River for two weeks, has been
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Study Finds That Artists Are Happy Being Artists
Stereotypically, artists are known for being moody, brooding, depressed types. But a new study of working artists in Europe finds that they're actually much happier with their jobs than their non-artist counterparts.
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A new director for the Museum of Arts and Design, Renzo Piano named senator-for-life in Italy, goodbye to Toomer Labzda, an underground city found at Hadrian's Villa, and more...
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Halcyon Days for Heady Glass: Cue the Bong Renaissance
As marijuana inches toward (partial) legalization across the United States, the once-grubby world of glass pipemaking is seeing an artistic surge, with a number of artists crossing over from the subculture and into the mainstream of glass art.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden fires research staff, racy painting of Putin and Medvedev seized, more paintings from the studio of G.W. Bush, ancient Libyan necropolis bulldozed, and more...
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The First Code Acquired by Smithsonian's Design Museum Is Released to the World
The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is getting onboard with digital acquisitions, this week announcing their first code addition to their collection.
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Abu Dhabi's Guggenheim and Louvre Projects Site of Bloody Labor Clashes
LONDON — At least 40 laborers were hospitalized and 25 arrested on Tuesday evening after a violent brawl erupted between workers on Saadiyat Island, in an eruption allegedly provoked by the deportation of strikers and the hiring of "scab" workers in the aftermath of a strike affecting thousands of l
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New York City Council Members Call for "Cultural Roadmap"
In a statement released earlier this week, New York City Council members Stephen Levin and Jimmy Van Bramer announced their proposal for a referendum to improve cultural spending, a "bill requiring the city to have a cultural plan." By carrying out extensive assessments throughout the five boroughs,
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Out with the Old, In with the New: Museum Will Sell Hopper to Buy Contemporary Art
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will sell one of its two oil paintings by artist Edward Hopper and use the money raised to increase acquisitions, particularly of contemporary art.
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After Bizarre Email Incident, China Institute Claims They Were "Hacked"
Today, the "friends" of the China Institute, which roughly includes donors, volunteers, and anyone who has ever taken a class at the Upper East Side organization were surprised to receive a scathing email announcing the departure of president Sara McCalpin.