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Will the Art Market Ever Regulate Itself?
Regulation in the world of art commerce is a troublesome word.
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Van Gogh Museum 3D Prints Its Own Paintings
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has begun 3D printing reproductions of a handful of paintings in its own collection, taking art in the age of mechanical reproduction to a whole new level.
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Required Reading
This week, mountains on top of skyscrapers, changes to art dealing, MIT's art collection, printing architecture, a same-sex kiss misinterpreted, and more.
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Weekend Words: Rejection
This week, in honor of German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, Weekend Words considers rejection.
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James Franco Plans to Explore Art Through Reality TV
Just when you thought art reality TV couldn't get any worse, something comes along to suggest otherwise. In two words: James Franco.
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US National Intelligence Is Now on Tumblr
If you follow the news these days, you might be worried about the American government and the secrecy and ruthlessness with which it has been conducting itself. You might be concerned about the National Security Agency (NSA) reading your email, or dismayed by Bradley Manning's 35-year sentence, or h
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The New Baghdad Library Looks Suspiciously Familiar
Centuries before the British Mandate and the Butcher of Baghdad, today's ravaged Iraqi capital was thriving as the largest city in the world. According to The Art Newspaper, a new master plan spearheaded by the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sport is aiming to tap into this historical legacy with some
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Exit Through the Anti-Surveillance Gift Shop
The New Museum Store will be hosting a very of-the-moment Privacy Gift Shop, which will feature “stealth wear” clothing and accessories that will help you dodge — or at least make you hope you are — surveillance methods.
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Required Reading
This week, an unexpected art forger, tintypes return to war, a phallus museum, frontline at an Egyptian protest rally, KKK in photos, the relationship of comics and poetry, and much more.
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Weekend Words: Betrayal
The arts are never far from reach, even at the scuzziest of murder trials.
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Guaranteed to Make You Smile: Emoji Art History 2.0
Thanks to Annie Werner at Tumblr, who has pointed out that Emoji Art History has gone to the next level.
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Photos About Mental Health
Maybe there's something to Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" song: summer can sometimes be an intense, heavy season, so perhaps that is why two recent articles have been dipping their toes into the pool of complex emotion that is contemporary life.