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Style: An Art World Guide to the Royal Wedding

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 ARTINFO provides a gloss on the more arty aspects of tomorrow's matrimonial phenomenon.

Old Masters & Antiquities: Leave Mona Lisa's Bones Alone, Begs Princess Descended From Leonardo's Muse

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 Natalia Guicciardini Strozzi, who boasts blood ties to Lisa Gherardini, is outraged that researchers are seeking to dig up her ancestor's remains.

Museums: Decoding the Beauty Cult: A Close Look at the Art of Britain's Mystical Aesthetic Movement

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 Join us for a tour of "The Cult of Beauty," a new show at London's V&A highlighting the love of exoticism that follows the Pre-Raphaelites.

Art and Politics: Meet Saif Gaddafi, Libya's Bloodthirsty Cultural Ambassador

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 ARTINFO considers the tainted art activities of the strongman's son, whose plans for a museum have been upended by the civil war he urges on.

People: Animal Lover Brigitte Bardot Lowers Her Horns as French Culture Ministry Embraces Bullfighting

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 The film icon objects to culture minister Frédéric Mitterrand's decision to enshrine bullfighting in the canon of French culture.

The Daily Checklist: Kate Middleton's Alexander McQueen Wedding Dress Gives the Met Ball a Bump, Street Artist JR Plans Mural Near MOCA, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, Spencer Tunick will lead his naked hordes to the Dead Sea.

Postwar & Contemporary Art: At Gallery Weekend, Lawrence Weiner and Kiki Smith's Art Tattoos Get Under Berlinners' Skin

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 A fully fledged tattoo parlour at Arratia, Beer Gallery is offering long-lasting contemporary art for those willing to go under the gun.

Museums: Is MOCA's "Art in the Streets" a Money-Making Hustle for Curator Roger Gastman?

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 The associate curator's motivations have come under question due to his business partnering graffiti artists with paying corporations.

Performing Arts: Lincoln Center Inks Deal to Advise New Chinese Performing Art Center, Even Amid Crackdown on Free Speech

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 While human rights abuses continue to grab headlines, the New York institution offers its consulting skills for cash.

The Daily Checklist: Bin Laden Death Knocks Ai Weiwei Off Bloomberg's Agenda, Daily News Slams Brooklyn Museum's "Art in the Streets" Plan, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, Jasper Johns speaks about his work in a rare interview.

People: Getting to Know Ai Weiwei: A Multimedia Biographical Timeline

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 ARTINFO compiles some of the most important moments in the famous artist's life, work, and activism.

Arts Policy: He Shot Dogs, Didn't He?: Pet Lovers Dig Up Tom Otterness's 1977 Canine Snuff Film to Protest His New Public Art Commission

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 Some three decades ago the sculptor shot a shelter dog for an art film. Now, it's coming back to haunt him as his lions head to a Battery Park City library.

Art and Politics: The Two Chinese Art Worlds

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 The FT and the NYT think that it's a about time that China's apolitical artists got some attention. Really?

Art Market: See the Top Lots from New York's Spring Modern and Impressionist Sales

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 From rare Paul Gauguin sculpture, to Rodin's sexy "Eternal Springtime."

The Daily Checklist: An Architectural Review of Bin Laden's Hideout, Art Student Dies in Performance Piece Gone Awry, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, a yoga teacher shows naked support of Ai Weiwei at Tate Modern.

Museums: Eminent Photography Curator Peter Galassi's Farewell to MoMA

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 The 60-year-old longtime chief of the museum's photo department is retiring rather abruptly.

Postwar & Contemporary Art: Is Baby Art Morally Defensible?: Swiss Artists Offer Parents $10,000 to Name Their Newborns "Dada"

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 Johannes M. Hedinger and Marcus Gossolt of the collective Com&Com are taking their strange project to the Moscow Biennale this fall.

Performing Arts: The Cabinet of Werner Herzog: Thoughts on "The Cave of Forgotten Dreams"

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 The celebrated German director's new 3-D art film is a ride you won't forget.

Performing Arts: Faces in the Crowd: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Guitarist Nick Zinner on Secretly Photographing His Fans, for Art's Sake

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 On the occasion of his show at Anastasia Photo gallery, the rocker discusses his little-known side project.

The Daily Checklist: Folk Art Museum Director Jumps Sinking Ship, Banksy Sends a Molotov Cocktail to Violent Supermarket Protesters, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, sculptor Rachel Harrison wins the Calder Prize.
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