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Last week a federal judge ordered Russian-born, Florida-based billionaire Igor Olenicoff to pay sculptor John Raimondi $640,000 for having unauthorized copies of his work made in China and installed at his development sites.
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On this week’s art crime blotter: banana sculpture slips away, graffiti artist sues designer over Katy Perry's dress, and art signs disappear from New York City streets.
In Brief
An immense sculpture in China is nearing completion, and it bears a striking resemblance to Chicago's most famous work of public art.
Art
On a July morning, at the tender age of five, I watched the building next to my Bronx tenement capitulate to the blows of a wrecking ball.
Art
"The truth is I love you," reads the sign as you enter Brooklyn's MetroTech Commons — not a bad way to pique the interest of passersby, appealing to their vanities and insecurities.
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The gigantism trend in public art is apparently inexhaustible.
Art
Art can transform a city experience even if we don't realize it.
Art
Setting aside the allegorical females and fictional heroines like Lewis Carroll's Alice, who are the historic women honored in New York's public statuary?
In Brief
A public sculpture in Durango, Colorado, that has divided and entertained residents of the small town since its installation last August was destroyed earlier this week and the vandal remains at large, according to the Durango Herald.
Art
Across the five boroughs, quiet pockets of public green space offer a taste of culture outdoors.
Art
New York City has public art that's older than the city itself.
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On this week’s art crime blotter: terrifying golden head sculptures stolen from a British festival, an alleged thief blames museum's flimsy security for his thievery, and ancient ivory penis carvings turn up missing from an antiques store.