Vladimir Putin is primed to celebrate with a major opening gala with Placido Domingo.
Design & Architecture: Six Years, a Scandal, and $681 Million Later, Moscow's Restored Bolshoi Theater Is Ready to Reopen
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Art & Crime: Prominent Art Deco Collector Claude Dray Killed in Mysterious Shooting Outside Paris
The real-estate developer's collection sold for $76 million at Christie's in 2006. Foul play has not been ruled out.
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Dance: Ballet Couture: See Christian Lacroix's Costume Sketches for Paris's "La Source"
The designer created ensembles for the Paris Opera Ballet production.
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Design & Architecture: Bill & Melinda Go Green: The Microsoft Founder's Seattle Nonprofit Compound Gets Highest Leed Certification
See images from the sprawling green downtown campus.
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The Daily Checklist: Stolen Picassos Recovered in Serbian Hideaway, Banksy Backs Occupy London With Mr. Moneybags Spoof, and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, a friend of Roman Abramovic becomes head of Moscow's culture department.
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Fashion: Margiela, Dior, and Other Fashion Labels Plot Takeover of Art Basel Miami Beach
DSquared² and Pringle of Scotland will also have fashion events at the 2011 edition of the annual art fair.
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Performing Arts: Meryl Streep, Eric Fischl, and Alice Waters Join Cultural Mission to Beijing as China Cracks Down on the Arts
The first U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture arrives as China's government tightens its restrictions on expression.
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Art Market: VIP Art Fair Adds Tech Clout With New CEO, Former VP of $500 Million E-Commerce Site
Lisa Kennedy, former executive VP of Diapers.com and Soap.com, will man the fair as director Noah Horowitz exits.
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Design & Architecture: Oliver Stone to Direct HBO Biopic of Robert Moses, Tyrannical Urban Planner Who Reshaped NYC
Based on Robert A. Caro's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Power Broker," the director's next project tackles the career of the city's polarizing "master builder."
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The Daily Checklist: Unknown Velazquez Portrait Discovered at Bonhams, Jeff Koons Teams With Dior on Demarchelier Book, and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, a new Performa award remembers Malcolm McLaren.
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Art & Crime: Masterminds of Massive Forgery Ring That Snookered Steve Martin Receive Light Sentences After Charming Court and Public
Wolfgang and Helene Beltracchi were responsible for concocting and selling $22 million in forged art.
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Art & Crime: Possibly Unhinged Sommelier Pleads Guilty to Brazen (and Sockless) Picasso Theft
Mark Lugo was sentenced to 16 months in jail for a casual yet brazen San Francisco heist.
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Style: Boo! It's a Damien Hirst: 8 Art-Inspired Costumes for This Halloween
This year, why not put your refined sensibilities on display by going as a challenging work of contemporary or modern art?
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Design & Architecture: Beijing to Host 2012 Pritzker Prize Ceremony, Spotlighting the City's Architectural Verve
The architectural event of the year makes its first foray in China, home of numerous projects by Pritzker laureates.
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Postwar & Contemporary Art: Tough Questions for Dad: In Praise of Karl Haendel's Quietly Poignant New Video
The new work succeeds big by departing from the cool drawing style for which he has come to be known.
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Performing Arts: "Sleep No More" Transforms (Slightly) for Halloween, Becoming a Shakespeare-Themed Haunted House
This weekend, the wildly popular immersive performance hosted specially themed masquerade parties for the occasion.
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People: Meet the Turner Prize Nominees: A Q&A With Scottish Artist Karla Black
With her artwork created for the prize now on view, Black talks about her influences, and how she became an artist.
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The Daily Checklist: Anish Kapoor Completes His Gigantic London Whatsit, Lady Gaga Tells India That "Performance Art Is My Life," and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, London's Leonardo da Vinci show will be televised.
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Art Market: "It's a Different Monster": Art Dealer Gary Nader on His Plans to Make Miami the World's Next Auction Hub
Coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach, Nader is launching his new boutique auction house with a $30-40 million sale.
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People: VIP Art Fair Director Noah Horowitz Leaves the Virtual World for the Armory Show
The author and art PhD joins New York's marquee bazaar at a time of upheaval in the world of art fairs.
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