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June 11 2015 6:34 AM EDT
Official media say Ai Weiwei should now steer clear of politics and get closer to the people, but Internet users defend him as China's "conscience."
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May 26 2015 4:19 PM EDT
Officials are trying to stop antiquities smuggling, but may be digging themselves into a hole.
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May 15 2015 12:14 PM EDT
In a landmark week for the art world, Louise Sacco of the Museum of Bad Art talks about why great art isn't the only kind that matters.
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May 14 2015 11:13 AM EDT
Many have pointed to Christie's record-breaking $1 billion auction week as a sign of widening global income inequality.
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May 14 2015 10:19 AM EDT
The museum's Hollywood location positions the singer's likeness next to statues of Jennifer Lawrence and Taylor Swift.
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May 14 2015 8:37 AM EDT
The singer decided during an elevator ride that she needed a different 'do, her hairstylist reveals in a magazine interview.
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May 10 2015 8:20 PM EDT
Prominent performance artist and sculptor Chris Burden has died in his home outside Los Angeles.
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April 14 2015 4:24 PM EDT
Trimpe passed away on Tuesday. His career featured some legendary works in the comic book industry.
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March 30 2015 12:09 AM EDT
Van Gogh wrote his brother Theo more than 600 letters. They are where most of his quotes come from today.
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March 29 2015 7:47 PM EDT
Documentary filmmaker Phelim McAleer said audiences will decide if Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson was at fault in Michael Brown's death.
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March 13 2015 10:57 AM EDT
Sukumaran's portrait of Indonesian President Joko Widodo was due to be sold at the exhibit.
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February 09 2015 9:42 AM EST
The Grammy Awards were an eventful night for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.
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February 07 2015 2:15 PM EST
If the price were confirmed, then Paul Gauguin's "Nafea Faa Ipoipo" would have fetched what may be the highest price ever paid for a piece of art.
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February 05 2015 11:55 PM EST
China has exerted control over culture and academia recently, but art sales have also been a vehicle for bribery.
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December 24 2014 9:43 PM EST
Twitter was lit up by reactions to the comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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November 24 2014 10:38 AM EST
Have you been curious what the deaths of famous people smelled like? A Dutch museum thinks you should be.
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November 17 2014 9:22 AM EST
ISIS has oil, but it also benefits handsomely from the sale of stolen ancient artifacts. The West is a big customer.
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November 05 2014 11:32 AM EST
"Calvin and Hobbes" illustrator Bill Watterson released new artwork Wednesday, but it doesn't include his two most famous characters.
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October 21 2014 12:28 PM EDT
A giant sculpture resembling an anal plug was vandalized and subsequently removed from the international art fair.
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October 09 2014 5:08 PM EDT
Spanish archeologists discovered a glass paten with a depiction of a beardless Jesus Christ.