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Artists Collaborated on a Coronavirus PSA Campaign That You’ll See All Over NYC

The digital artworks will be on display on Times Square's billboards, on LinkNYC kiosks throughout the borough and above the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel.

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The Getty Museum Has Made 70,000 Artworks Available to Use in ‘Animal Crossing’

'Animal Crossing' players have also been recreating famous artworks within the game's platform, such as Marina Abramović's iconic performance 'The Artist is Present.'

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Creating During Quarantine? Don’t Forget to Secure a Copyright

Do it now, or regret it when Ariana Grande steals your artwork for the concept of her next music video.

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Nature Photographer and Studio 54 Staple Peter Beard Was a Man From a Bygone Era

Equally well versed in nightlife and wildlife, Beard was the type of magnetic figure who epitomized 20th century Americana.

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Coronavirus Vaccine ASMR Exists and It’s Surprisingly Soothing

In the middle of the global health crisis, ASMR artists are getting creative with ways to ease our anxieties. 

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Judy Chicago Launches ‘Create Art for Earth’ Campaign With Help From Jane Fonda

Iconic artist Judy Chicago has launched an art campaign to raise awareness for environmental justice with help from Jane Fonda, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Greenpeace and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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Google Doodle’s Interactive Earth Day Game Highlights the Importance of Bees

Created in collaboration with the New York-based Honeybee Conservancy, the interactive doodle calls attention to the essential species of bees that are at risk of extinction.

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Mona Chalabi’s Data-Driven Illustrations Are Keeping People Informed During...

During the pandemic, journalist Chalabi's illustrated, data-driven informative posts have become hugely popular on Instagram.

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Closed Art Institutions Brighten Up the Day With #MuseumSunshine Images

Originated by the New-York Historical Society and the Hirshhorn Museum, the hashtag saw institutions across the country sharing images of sunrises, starbursts and anything bright and yellow.

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Marina Abramović Breaks Her Silence on Being Labeled a Satanist

Abramović addressed how the conspiracy theories that have been circulating for years have been affecting her life and work in an interview with 'The New York Times.'

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A24 Is Auctioning Off Props Like an ‘Uncut Gems’ Furby for COVID-19 Relief

Original objects from the A24 movies 'Eighth Grade,' 'Hereditary' and 'Mid90s' are up for sale, with the proceeds benefiting NYC charities.

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Women Leaders Take Over at Texas Art Institutions

Dallas Contemporary, Ruby City, Ballroom Marfa and the Chinati Foundation have all recently welcomed visionary women leaders, who are bringing a new perspective to the Texas art scene.

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Artist Relief Emergency Fund Receives Over 55,000 Applicants in Barely 2 Weeks

An Americans for the Arts survey also found that 95 percent of artists and creative workers have experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19.

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‘Circus of Books’ Is a Daughter’s Record of Her Parents’ Impact on the Porn...

Netflix's 'Circus of Books' documents the work of Karen and Barry Mason, two of America’s most unlikely gay porn distributors and producers.

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Creativity and Isolation: The Truth that Gave Birth to the Reclusive Artist Myth

Is isolation good for artists? The cliché of the reclusive artist would suggest it's the best way to create. And yet while most of this is myth, there's something to be said for the effect of solitude...

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Andy Warhol’s Everyday Photography Will Be Auctioned Off to Support Artists...

The online Christie's auction will go live on April 28, and will feature 60 of Warhol's snapshots of seemingly 'normal' sights.

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Google Doodle Is Bringing Back Its Most Popular Mini-Games

The first game to be brought back is a bunny-themed coding exercise from 2017.

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Major World Museums Consider Reopening as Early as May

When museum directors offer up their institutions as "test rooms" in the midst of a pandemic, they put their workers at risk.

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Bravo’s ‘Gallery Girls’ Shows How Much the Art World Has Changed in 8 Years

The defunct reality TV show that aired on Bravo illustrates how relatively easy it was to turn a passive interest in art into a brick-and-mortar business in 2012.

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Sotheby’s ‘Gallery Network’ Lets Collectors Buy From Major Dealers in One Click

The online platform features work for sale from galleries including Gavin Brown’s enterprise, Sperone Westwater and Luhring Augustine.

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