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Museums: MFA Houston Announces Massive Project to Put Latin American Art History Online

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 The exhaustive — and expensive — digital archive initiative is being spearheaded by Mari Carmen Ramirez and will have incorporate thousands of primary source materials.

The Daily Checklist: China Squeezes Ai Weiwei for $2 Million in Back Taxes, Bruce Lee Museum Goes Down Fighting, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, the Barnes Foundation suddenly has no problem raising money.

Performing Arts: Is Italy on the Brink of an Arts Rebellion?

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 Dramatic protests sweep two of Rome's cultural institutions, calling for an end to arts cuts in Italy.

People: Blaze Breaks Out at Megadealer Larry Gagosian's Hamptons Home, Leading Art to Be Evacuated

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 The gallerist's storied Toad Hall residence on Further Lane, once owned by Francois de Menil, caught fire last night.

Old Masters & Antiquities: Mona Lisa's Miles: The Misadventures of Leonardo's Masterpiece on the Road

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 In light of the Louvre's recent refusal to lend the iconic painting to Florence, ARTINFO looks at the famous lady's past journeys — which include a brazen heist.

Impressionist & Modern Art: Van Gogh, or No?: Art Historians Shoot Down Dubious New "Discovery" of Theo Van Gogh Portrait

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 Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum made waves when it announced a Van Gogh self-portrait was actually of his brother, though its argument leaves many unconvinced.

Museums: Can the Kunsthalle Detroit Bring the International Avant-Garde to America's Most Blighted City?

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 Founded by a New York transplant, the new museum joins a long list of art initiatives seeking to transform the ailing automotive metropolis.

The Daily Checklist: Barbie Goes Blue-Chip With Klimt and Van Gogh Collaboration, Elizabeth Taylor's Art to Tour World, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, London's Design Museum gets a $28 million gift.

Old Masters & Antiquities: Spooky Long-Lost Da Vinci Painting Hailed as $200 Million Masterpiece

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 The oil-on-panel work, to be displayed at London's National Gallery in November, is said to be the greatest art-historical discovery of the last century.

Performing Arts: Does Theater Need to Tackle 9/11 Again?

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 In the latest production to take on the tragic day, British director Rupert Goold will address 9/11 in a play to be staged at London's own World Trade Center.

Galleries: Behind Hedge Fund Billionaire John Paulson's Bailout of the Debt-Stricken Berry-Hill Gallery

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 The investment tycoon has underwritten the struggling art purveyors, and no one can figure out why.

Performing Arts: "I Sleep Very Little": A Q&A with Le Baron Nightclub Impresario, Graffiti Artist, and Fledgling Filmmaker Andre Saraiva

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 ARTINFO steals a moment with the busy man at the premiere of his first film, "The Shoe."

Postwar & Contemporary Art: Need a Rolls Royce With a Jewelry Compartment? Welcome to London's Masterpiece Fair for the Megarich

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 The art and luxury goods emporium opened today with enough gem-studded whatsits to please all the pashas of Europe.

Fashion: Elegantly Wasted: A Q&A With Robert Polidori, Photographer of Decay, on His New Bottega Veneta Campaign

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 The documentary photographer discusses venturing into fashion for the first time, and compares shooting well-dressed models to his usual disaster zones.

Performing Arts: Is This a Reefer Which I See Before Me?: Scientist Wants to Dig Up Shakespeare to Prove Pot Use

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 After finding traces of marijuana in pipes near the bard's house, a South African anthropologist his petitioned the Church of England to analyze his remains.

The Daily Checklist: Thief Checks Out Leger From Carlyle's Helly Nahmad Gallery, Met Poaches London's Spooky Da Vinci Curator, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, the Folk Art Museum will shut its doors next week.

Photography: Ai Weiwei's New York: At the Asia Society, the Artist's '80s Photos Show How the Big Apple Shaped His Defiant Temperament

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 From provocative self-portraits to pictures of police brutality, the photographs depict Ai as having always been at the center of the action.

Museums: Rose Museum Settles Thorny Legal Battle, Remaining Public with Collection Intact

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 Brandeis's new president has proved willing to hear the museum's supporters, and is eager to put the attempted sell off of its art in the past.

Performing Arts: From Lovers to Collaborators: David LaChapelle Helps Make John Byrne's Dance Dreams Reality at the Lever House and Theatre 80

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 The dancer and artist collaborate for LaChapelle's exhibition "From Darkness to Light" and Byrne’s full-length performance, "Transcending Form."

Museums: Pierre Bonnard Museum Opens in the South of France, Site of the Artist's Best Work

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 The first museum devoted solely to the artist's work, the new Musée Bonnard is earning rave reviews for its gentle charm.
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