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From Big Numbers for Leonardo at the Louvre to Mary Boone’s New Court Battle: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

February 28, 2020
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BEST Will This Sweet Treat Go Stale? – On this week’s episode of the Art Angle, Ben Davis weighs in on the trendy, massively popular Instagram trap known as the Museum of Ice Cream, and what it means for the future of culture at large. Free and Clear – The Brazilian collector Bernardo Paz was acquitted of charges

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Artist William Powhida Doesn’t Have Room to Store All His Work—So He Wants You to Borrow It, For Free

February 28, 2020
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A couple of years ago, the artist William Powhida had just downsized to a smaller Brooklyn studio when his West Coast dealer returned a bundle of works that had been sitting in the gallery’s storage. The works immediately annexed a corner of his workspace, where real estate was already tight. “These boxes came back and

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Shoe Designer to the Stars Christian Louboutin on How Warhol Inspired His First Red-Soled Heel and Why He Calls Himself an ‘Applied Artist’

February 28, 2020
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What shoes should one wear to meet Christian Louboutin? That’s what I was wondering as I made my way to interview the designer behind the red-soled heels favored by celebrities and royalty, and who is now the subject of a sweeping exhibition at the Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris.  The show, titled “L’Exhibition[iste],” contains

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Hunter Biden Has Left Lobbying to Become a Fine Artist. So What Does the Art World Think of Joe Biden’s Son’s Work?

February 28, 2020
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We learned a lot about Hunter Biden in the wake of the scandal that saw President Trump attempting to strong-arm Ukraine into investigating the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, who could be running against Trump for the presidency later this year if he wins the democratic nomination. But in all the unearthed stories

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Japan Joins a Wave of Countries Temporarily Shutting Down Museums in an Effort to Limit the Spread of the Coronavirus

February 28, 2020
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As the deadly strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to spread across the world, Japan is taking emergency measures by closing its museums for at least two weeks at the instruction of the minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology. Affected institutions include the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, and the Mori Art Museum and

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Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Biden Has Been a Lobbyist, Venture Capitalist, and Now an Artist. So What Does the Art World Think of His Work?

February 28, 2020
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We learned a lot about Hunter Biden in the wake of the scandal that saw President Trump attempting to strong-arm Ukraine into investigating the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, who could be running against Trump for the presidency later this year if he wins the democratic nomination. But in all the unearthed stories

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Japan Joins a Wave of Countries Shutting Down Museums in an Effort to Limit the Spread of the Coronavirus

February 28, 2020
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As the deadly strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, continues to spread across the world, Japan is taking emergency measures by closing its museums for at least two weeks at the instruction of the minister of education, culture, sports, science, and technology. Affected institutions include the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, and the Mori Art Museum and

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The Performance Artist Who Vandalized Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana Booth at Art Basel Will Not Face Legal Repercussions

February 28, 2020
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The Massachusetts-based artist Rod Webber has been cleared of criminal charges stemming from his alleged vandalism at Art Basel in December 2019. His antics centered around Maurizio Cattelan’s artwork Comedian (2019), which consisted of a single, perfectly ripened yellow banana duct-taped to Perrotin gallery’s booth wall. The instantly infamous work was on sale for a whopping $120,000.

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Here’s Your Go-To Guide for the 2020 Armory Show in New York and Its Many Satellite Fairs

February 28, 2020
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Sure, the world may be in crisis with financial markets in a freefall and the coronavirus set to become a full-blown pandemic. But at the epicenter of the contemporary art world in New York City, the Armory week fairs are about to be in full swing. Here is a handy go-to guide to help you manage

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Museums’ Rejection of Fossil Fuel Sponsorship Is More Than Just Symbolic. Here’s Why It Can Have Real-World Impact

February 28, 2020
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This week, news emerged that Rebekah Mercer—a mega-donor to conservative causes who scientists have described as a “sponsor of fake news and climate disinformation”—would no longer serve as a board member of the American Museum of Natural History. For an institution committed to communicating the history of science, this should have been a simple step

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