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Performing Arts: Thespians-in-Chief: Five Presidential Productions That Predate the Bill Clinton Folk Opera

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 As "Billy Blythe" gears up to theatrically chronicle Bill Clinton's teenage years, ARTINFO rounds up other presidential portrayals on the stage.

Museums: Seeing Through Crystal Bridges: An Analysis of the New Yorker's Profile of Walmart Heiress and Museum Patron Alice Walton

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 The flattering profile glosses over questions of how the sources of Walton's wealth clash with the ideals of American art enshrined at her new museum.

Photography: Gustave Le Gray Sails Away With a World Auction Record for Nineteenth-Century Photography

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 His 1856-57 image of ships fetched a staggering $1.3 million.

The Daily Checklist: Mike Tyson Tattoo Artist Settles Bout With "Hangover" Sequel, Arts Philanthropy Rebounded to $13.3 Billion in 2010, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, artists are fanning revolution on the streets of Yemen.

Art Market: Qatar Museums Authority Poaches Christie's Chairman Edward Dolman

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 The 27-year auction house veteran, who was demoted from CEO last fall, will advise the country's royal family on its ambitious plans for a "cultural renaissance."

Art and Politics: Ai Weiwei Released on Bail

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 [Updated] Ai has said that under the terms of his release, he is not able to speak about his case.

Fashion: John Galliano's Fall From Fashion: See Photographer Grégoire Eloy's Images From the Years Preceding the Designer's Disgrace

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 On the day of Galliano's Paris trial, ARTINFO spoke to the photographer who spent six years documenting the designer.

Art and Politics: Understanding Ai Weiwei's Release: A Summary of the Latest Developments

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 With the artist released on "bail" from 81 days of detention, many questions remain unresolved — and Ai isn't talking.

Museums: How Much Do Contemporary Sculptors Owe Auguste Rodin?

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 A new show at the Rodin Museum attempts to draw a lineage between living sculptors like Urs Fischer and the French master.

Fashion: In Hate Crime Trial, Designer John Galliano Blames Anti-Semitic Outburst on "Triple Addiction"

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 Yesterday, the fallen designer tried to prove that he is open to diversity, while French prosecutors asked for no less than $14,400 in fines.

The Daily Checklist: America's Oldest Artwork Is a Mammoth Discovery, Enigmatic "Surfing Madonna" Paddles Into the Sunset, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, El Museo del Barrio is shedding staff as funds dwindle.

Street Art: Russia Condemns "Banksy of Bulgaria" for Comic Spin on Soviet War Heroes

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 After a mysterious street artist spray-painted superhero costumes on a war memorial, admiring locals were dismayed to see it cleaned up.

Museums: Why the Brooklyn Museum's Cancellation of "Art in the Streets" Paints a Dire Picture for New York

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 If the institution can't afford the mass-appeal exhibition, it joins a chorus of city museums that are on frighteningly shaky legs.

People: Reclusive Art Maven Huguette Clark Emerges From the Shadows in Death, Finally Revealing Her Renoirs and Monets to the Public

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 The 104-year-old heiress willed that her Santa Barbara manor display her vast art holdings, rather than give them to her relatives.

Fashion: Art Historical Shoe-Ins: Christian Louboutin Reinterprets Classic Artworks as Shoe Promotions

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 For the brand's fall/winter 2011 look book, photographer Peter Lippmann created seven portraits fashioned after historical paintings.

Performing Arts: The Democratization of Dance: Classical Ballet Tries Gimmicks to Lure a New Audience, From Arena Shows to 3D Film

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 Dance promoters are getting creative in finding new ways to promote the art to the masses.

Arts Policy: A Museum That Does Take-Out?: How the Leeds Art Gallery's Public Lending Plan Works

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 For less than $20, Yorkshire residents can borrow an artwork from the museum's collection for three months.

Museums: The Mysteries of Maya Civilization Are Unveiled at Paris's Musée du Quai Branly

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 A new show of over 160 objects from Guatemala takes stock of the latest archeological research.

The Daily Checklist: Ai Weiwei Banned From Twitter Too, Brooklyn Museum Shakes Up Board After Losing "Art in the Streets," and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, Cooper-Hewitt is closing for an expansion and renovation project.

Art & Crime: The Purloined Warhol?: Missing $30 Million Farrah Fawcett Portrait Discovered on Ryan O'Neal's Wall... On His Reality Show

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 Investigators believe they spotted the long-lost Warhol of the late star, which is owned by the University of Texas, on an episode of "Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals."
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