As "Billy Blythe" gears up to theatrically chronicle Bill Clinton's teenage years, ARTINFO rounds up other presidential portrayals on the stage.
Performing Arts: Thespians-in-Chief: Five Presidential Productions That Predate the Bill Clinton Folk Opera
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Museums: Seeing Through Crystal Bridges: An Analysis of the New Yorker's Profile of Walmart Heiress and Museum Patron Alice Walton
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.
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Photography: Gustave Le Gray Sails Away With a World Auction Record for Nineteenth-Century Photography
His 1856-57 image of ships fetched a staggering $1.3 million.
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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
Plus, artists are fanning revolution on the streets of Yemen.
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Art Market: Qatar Museums Authority Poaches Christie's Chairman Edward Dolman
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."
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Art and Politics: Ai Weiwei Released on Bail
[Updated] Ai has said that under the terms of his release, he is not able to speak about his case.
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Fashion: John Galliano's Fall From Fashion: See Photographer Grégoire Eloy's Images From the Years Preceding the Designer's Disgrace
On the day of Galliano's Paris trial, ARTINFO spoke to the photographer who spent six years documenting the designer.
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Art and Politics: Understanding Ai Weiwei's Release: A Summary of the Latest Developments
With the artist released on "bail" from 81 days of detention, many questions remain unresolved and Ai isn't talking.
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Museums: How Much Do Contemporary Sculptors Owe Auguste Rodin?
A new show at the Rodin Museum attempts to draw a lineage between living sculptors like Urs Fischer and the French master.
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Fashion: In Hate Crime Trial, Designer John Galliano Blames Anti-Semitic Outburst on "Triple Addiction"
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.
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The Daily Checklist: America's Oldest Artwork Is a Mammoth Discovery, Enigmatic "Surfing Madonna" Paddles Into the Sunset, and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, El Museo del Barrio is shedding staff as funds dwindle.
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Street Art: Russia Condemns "Banksy of Bulgaria" for Comic Spin on Soviet War Heroes
After a mysterious street artist spray-painted superhero costumes on a war memorial, admiring locals were dismayed to see it cleaned up.
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Museums: Why the Brooklyn Museum's Cancellation of "Art in the Streets" Paints a Dire Picture for New York
If the institution can't afford the mass-appeal exhibition, it joins a chorus of city museums that are on frighteningly shaky legs.
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People: Reclusive Art Maven Huguette Clark Emerges From the Shadows in Death, Finally Revealing Her Renoirs and Monets to the Public
The 104-year-old heiress willed that her Santa Barbara manor display her vast art holdings, rather than give them to her relatives.
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Fashion: Art Historical Shoe-Ins: Christian Louboutin Reinterprets Classic Artworks as Shoe Promotions
For the brand's fall/winter 2011 look book, photographer Peter Lippmann created seven portraits fashioned after historical paintings.
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Performing Arts: The Democratization of Dance: Classical Ballet Tries Gimmicks to Lure a New Audience, From Arena Shows to 3D Film
Dance promoters are getting creative in finding new ways to promote the art to the masses.
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Arts Policy: A Museum That Does Take-Out?: How the Leeds Art Gallery's Public Lending Plan Works
For less than $20, Yorkshire residents can borrow an artwork from the museum's collection for three months.
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Museums: The Mysteries of Maya Civilization Are Unveiled at Paris's Musée du Quai Branly
A new show of over 160 objects from Guatemala takes stock of the latest archeological research.
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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
Plus, Cooper-Hewitt is closing for an expansion and renovation project.
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Art & Crime: The Purloined Warhol?: Missing $30 Million Farrah Fawcett Portrait Discovered on Ryan O'Neal's Wall... On His Reality Show
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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