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Art and Politics: Attack of the Royal Wedding Art!: The Sexiest, Strangest, and Most Sickening Works Captivating the U.K.

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 With Britain overcome by matrimonial hysteria, ARTINFO checked out what artists are making to cope with — and profit from — the hype.

Art & Crime: Police Nab Europe's Most Notorious Art Thief — And His Mom, Too

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 Stéphane Breitwieser allegedly hid some 40 artworks at his home, while his mother stashed objects at the bottom of a pond.

Art and Politics: Maine Judge Backs Controversial Mural Censorship Under "Government Speech" Doctrine

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 The ruling supported Republican Governor Paul LePage as within his rights to take down the pro-labor mural.

Performing Arts: The Jesus Lizard's David Yow on Selling His "Crappy" Paintings to Brain Surgeons and Turning People On

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 The punk-rock wild man, famed for his outrageous stage antics, has a similarly, um, energetic approach to his visual art on view in a new Berlin show.

Art and Politics: Doing Push-Ups, Naked, for Freedom: Meet Chinese Political Artist Ou Zhihang

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 Celebrated in China, and a former comrade of Ai Weiwei, Ou is known for exercising au naturale in charged locales.

Art and Technology: Selling Spam to Saatchi: A Q&A With Hacker Collage Artist James Howard

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 Howard spins some psychadelic art from the depths of his junk email folder.

Impressionist & Modern Art: Do All Fertile Women Really Find Georgia O'Keeffe's Art Sexy?

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 Scientists have set out to unlock the secrets of female desire, with art.

The Daily Checklist: "Calvin and Hobbes" Creator Returns From Seclusion With a Painting, Another L.A. Street Artist Arrested, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, a Chinese collector denies buying the world-record fish vase.

Performing Arts: Filmmaker Flees Capital After Beijing Documentary Festival Shutters Amid Crackdown on Intellectuals

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 Zhu Rikun, the festival's artistic director and a longtime champion of films challenging the Chinese government's actions, has closed shop.

Performing Arts: Filmmaker Quits Capital After Beijing Documentary Festival Shutters Amid Crackdown on Intellectuals

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 Zhu Rikun, the festival's artistic director and a longtime champion of films challenging the Chinese government's actions, has closed shop.

Museums: In Latest Smithsonian Controversy, Scholars Assail Clough's Plan to Showcase Disreputable Undersea Treasure

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 The 1,200-year-old Chinese cache was excavated for profit instead of through academic methods.

Museums: Divisive Dale Chihuly Glass-Art "Museum" Approved for Former Seattle Amusement Park

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 The Seattle City Council has given the green light to a museum for the famed artist's work, though some see it as an overly commercial venture.

Design & Architecture: Should Gaudí's Sagrada Familia Remain Unfinished?

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 Some critics allege that it will never truly represent the visionary architect's own design.

The Daily Checklist: Picasso's Sleepy Mistress to Headline Christie's Sale, Ai Weiwei's Rock Star Friend Detained Too, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, a gigantic statue of Tutankhamum's pharaoh grandpa has been found in Egypt.

Photography: The Naturalist: Finnish Photographer Sanna Kannisto Ventures Into the Rainforest to Mate Science and Art

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 The artist, whose works are on view at the Aperture Foundation, goes into the field with teams of scientists to document animals, as well as research stations.

Galleries: Yvon Lambert to Shutter His Deluxe New York Gallery

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 In a step toward retirement, the veteran Paris dealer is closing the outpost, causing rivals to salivate over the luxurious space.

Art and Politics: "Clough Stands for Censorship!": Impromptu Protest Enlivens Rote Smithsonian Forum on Wojnarowicz Scandal

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 Adrian Parsons attempted to hang a sign that read "Censor" around the Smithsonian secretary's neck.

Performing Arts: "A Little Lost," Regained: The Dirty Projector's Nat Baldwin on His Homage to Experimental Music Icon Arthur Russell

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 The bassist and songwriter discusses his cover of the late legend's song on his new solo album "People Changes."

Design & Architecture: What's a "Burble Bup"? Why, It's Goverors Island's First Secret Art Hideout, Of Course

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 The structure, made from soil and inflatable toys, is the brainchild of design farm Bittertang.

The Daily Checklist: Ai Weiwei and Justin Bieber Make Time 100 List, David Bowie Gets Museum Show as "Artist," and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, Blanton Museum director Ned Rifkin unexpectedly resigns.
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