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Cherry Lane Theatre, One of New York’s Oldest, Has Just Been Sold for $11...

Especially during COVID, New York City theaters have struggled to stay profitable and afloat.

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Visiting Martin Roth’s Experimental Plant Concert Where Ruins Meet Nature

Roth champions de-domestication: nature doesn’t need to satisfy urban exigencies. It is enough, in and of itself.

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The Louvre Is Cracking Down on Pornhub for Turning Classic Art Into Explicit...

Pornhub's new interactive app "Show Me the Nudes" features porn acting out scenarios from classic works of art.

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Sotheby’s Is Presenting Olympic Memorabilia While Controversy Shrouds the...

'Prototype Logo' Nike track spikes made for a 60's track star are expected to sell for up to $1,200,000.

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‘More Life’ at David Zwirner Memorializes Artists Lost to AIDS

Until August 3, 'More Life' will run at three of David Zwirner's New York spaces, allowing New Yorkers a chance to reflect and mourn.

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NFT Sales Increased in 2021’s Second Quarter, a New Report Indicates

The Dapp Industry Report also states that NFT sales increased 111.46% in comparison to Q1.

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An NFT Version of a Banksy Artwork That’s Up for Auction Could Prompt a Lawsuit

It's unclear whether Banksy even knows the NFT was made.

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Italy Announces Citizens Will Need Proof of Vaccination to Visit Museums

Additionally, 15 percent of Italian teachers are still unvaccinated.

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The U.K. Government Is Cutting Educational Arts Funding by 50%, Sparking Outrage

Education secretary Gavin Williamson is arguing that funds should be directed towards medicine and technology.

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Jewish Funeral Records Seized During World War II Are Being Returned

The burial papers and documents pertaining to communities in Romania and Hungary surfaced in February at an auction house in Brooklyn.

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Stonehenge Risks Losing Its World Heritage Status if Construction Plans Continue

The U.K. government wants to build a huge road tunnel near the prehistoric monument.

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A Margaret Keane ‘Big Eyes’ Painting Stolen Decades Ago Has Been Recovered

The painting was initially stolen from a Honolulu dentist's office in 1972.

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Donald Trump Has Harsh Criticisms for Hunter Biden’s Budding Painting Career

"For $250 you can have a portrait done in Central Park" Trump said last Friday. "Hunter Biden is getting $500,000. It is a bribe."

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The Guggenheim Museum Has Hired Its First Chief Culture and Inclusion Officer

Ty Woodfolk was formerly the director of diversity and inclusion at the Shakespeare Theater in Chicago.

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Hitler’s Bronze Horse Statues Will No Longer Belong to a Private Collector

German officials initially seized the statues in 2015 during an investigation into an illegal art trafficking ring.

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Damien Hirst, the Richest Artist in the UK, Laid Off 63 Employees Last October

Hirst also secured £15m in emergency Covid-19 loans from the UK government this year.

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Oft-Sued Art Dealer Douglas Chrismas Has Been Charged With Embezzlement

Chrismas is accused of having embezzled $264,595 from the Ace Gallery's bankruptcy estate.

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Pioneer Works Exhibits Legendary Photographer Alex Harsley

Till August 22, Pioneer Works is exhibiting the photos and experimental film of Alex Harsley, including a photograph of John Lee Hooker.

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A Fourth Suicide Was Committed at the Vessel in Hudson Yards This Week

Already, devastated commentators are calling for the structure to be demolished.

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A Canadian Art Dealer Has Admitted to Co-Inventing a Fake Indigenous Artist

Many museums and galleries in British Columbia bought and sold work by the artist, whose identity was a sham.

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