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Can Spain’s Botched St. George Sculpture Be Fixed? Art Restorers Weigh In.

Never hire a furniture repair service to do the job of an art restorer.

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Elon Musk Likely Broke Copyright Law With Tesla Farting Unicorn Art

A flatulent magical creature could spell big trouble for Musk.

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Show How You Feel About Border Walls AND Get a Free Artwork at This One-Night...

The artist Bosco Sodi has constructed a wall not meant to separate people, but bring them together through collaborative destruction.

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What’s the Motive Behind Most Art Thefts? These Mafia Heists Provide Clues.

They're rarely stolen just for some mob boss to hang on his wall.

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What’s Shocking About the Pregnancy Discrimination Case Brought Against MoMA PS1

Unsurprisingly, the three experienced managers who rescinded a MoMA PS1 job offer after learning the candidate was a new mother were all men.

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The Problem With Studies Claiming Artists Have Higher Rates of Mental Illness

They're part of a largely debunked narrative that diagnoses artists as flawed individuals...whose flaws give rise to their art.

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These Radical, Long-Running Artist Collectives Are Models for Effective Activism

Radical artist collectives like Fierce Pussy and AfriCOBRA show that while playing the long game for social change might not be easy, it gets results.

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Should Artists Get Royalties if Their Work Is Resold? Europe Says Yes, U.S....

Efforts by artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Chuck Close to bring resale royalties into the U.S. have come to nothing, a recent ruling confirmed.

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Done With Art Fairs, Dealers Invent New Exhibition Models to Liven Up Gallery...

It's kinda like couch surfing for art exhibitions.

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19th Century Women Artists Get Overdue Recognition—Will Their Market Follow?

In 19th century Paris women were painting against the odds. And despite renewed attention, their market still struggles.

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You Can Now Buy a Cindy Sherman-Signed Pool Float on eBay—But Bring Your...

Real question: what happens if it pops?

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Don’t Die With Deep Dark Secrets, Bury Them in One of These Graves

'She’s asking people to open up and let some their pain go,' said a curator of the artist who made them.

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The ‘Crazy Cat Lady’ Is a Dumb Stereotype We Need to Banish

One Instagram account, 'Girls and Their Cats,' is already ahead of the game.

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Medieval Men and Women Were a Lot Like Us, Their Made-Up Monsters Show

We've always enjoyed a good mythical creature, whether drawn, painted, or CGI-ed.

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Behind Luxury Fashion House Osman Is a Designer Just Trying to Pay Tribute to...

A favorite of Beyonce, Emma Watson and Lupita Nyong’o, the British designer is now branching out from fashion into art making.

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Vogue’s Photos of Rihanna That Rip Off Mickalene Thomas Go Beyond Plagiarism

They reinforce the notions of exploitation and desire that Mickalene Thomas, in her decades-long career, has been trying to counteract.

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Six de Koonings Discovered in a Storage Locker—But How Do We Know They’re Real?

Dealer David Killen plans to soon sell the 6 de Koonings he found in a storage locker. But how will buyers know they're real?

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Should Museums Be Advocating For Viewers to Slow Down?

Cost of admission, interactive components and museum activities could all be reasons viewers seem not to be taking their time.

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What Happens When Artists Get Trolled, Doxed and Threatened for Their Work

'Turn off the computer' shouldn't be the main line of defense when artists are threatened for their work.

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U.S. Court Rules Museum Can Keep Nazi-Looted Art to Avoid Insulting Dutch...

Any other decision would have required the U.S. court to go against three decisions by the Dutch Government—a certain insult to international relations.

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