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Old Masters & Antiquities: Michelangelo's "David" Versus the $2 Billion High-Speed Rail Goliath

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 Preservationists decry Florence's plans to build an underground train hub 2,000 feet from the Accademia, home of the iconic sculpture.

Impressionist & Modern Art: Vienna Celebrates Doomed Erotic-Art Icon Egon Schiele With a Discreet Show of His Portraits

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 The city's first exhibition of these works, at the Belvedere Gallery, is a relatively tame affair — though it bubbles with the aftereffects of Austria's Nazi past.

Art and Politics: Artist Protesters Rally Behind Wisconsin Unions in a Show of Solidarity — and SolidARTity, and SolidARiTy

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 Sculptors, knitters, and other creatives took to the streets in a grassroots display of opposition to the governor's attack on workers' rights.

The Daily Checklist: Discovery Astronauts Tag Up Space Station With Art, Justin Bieber Aspires to Be an Architect, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, New York's planned Museum of African Art moves closer to its fundraising goal.

Performing Arts: No Hollywood Ending?: The Charlie Chaplin Museum Struggles with Real Estate Woes and Shady Investors

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 A museum planned for the silent film star's Swiss estate may have been hijacked by two Luxembourg billionaires.

Art Market: "It's a Mutilated Work of Mine": Anthony Caro Disowns Sculpture Heading to Auction at Bonhams

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 The celebrated British artist says that the work, "Lagoon," has been altered sufficiently to invalidate his authorship.

People: Why Is the National Arts Club Plagued by Dead Birds?

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 The eccentric club president Aldon James and his twin brother, John, are back in the headlines for bizarre incidents (also involving a bag of jewels.)

Postwar & Contemporary Art: Virgin Mary Art Sets Off a Furor in France

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 Soasig Chamillard's sculptures of Jesus's mother have enraged some Catholics, but the French bishops' conference said they're OK.

The Daily Checklist: Mr. Brainwash Gets Sued by Run DMC, Eric Clapton's "Magic" Guitars Make $2.15 Million at Bonhams, and More Must-Read Art News

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Plus, Pina Bausch's work dances into the Olympics.

Art & Crime: Marina Abramovic's Lawyers Outperform French Filmmaker in Courtroom Copyright Battle

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 The performance artist has been named a "co-author" of two films by Pierre Coulibeuf, who will be fined for misrepresenting her works.

Design & Architecture: Central St. Martins Art School Harnesses Students in a Bid to Create "the Next Facebook"

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 Tapping the creativity of budding artists and designers, the school's new Method Design Lab aims to innovate new products for mass consumption.

Performing Arts: Why a Secret Museum of Lost Russian Modernism Remains in Danger Today

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 In a Q&A, the filmmakers behind "The Desert of Forbidden Art" tell how a cache of artworks Stalin hated were saved in Uzbekistan.

The Daily Checklist: Jeff Koons's "Pink Panther" to Steal Spotlight at Sotheby's, Rodin "Balzac" Stolen From the Israel Museum, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, Charlie Sheen actually believes he is a performance artist now, apparently.

Galleries: No Nudes, Nu?: Orthodox Community Clashes With LES Gallerist Over XXX Art

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 East Broadway art dealer Allegra LaViola has found herself in a dispute with the neighboring Jewish community over her racy "Pornucopia" show.

Museums: Angst Over New Location for Munch Museum Makes Norwegians Want to Scream

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 The relocation of a Oslo museum becomes a political issue in the Scandinavian city.

Postwar & Contemporary Art: Ai Weiwei Unleashes Animals of the Zodiac on Central Park for His First Public Art Project

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 The Chinese artist's giant outdoor installation references works of art that caused a fuss when they were sold at Christie's.

Arts Policy: Chinese Arts Administrators Demand Respect and More Funding at Political Meeting

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 A delegation from the visual and performing arts spheres set forth spirited complaints at the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Postwar & Contemporary Art: The Passion of the Collectors: The Duo Behind the Francès Foundation on Their Taste for Shocking, Violent Religious Art

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 Estelle and Hervé Francès are showcasing their love of provocative art in "Pax" at their namesake foundation outside Paris.

The Daily Checklist: XXX Jesus Reborn in James Frey's Gagosian Book, Christie's COO Abruptly Resigns, and More Must-Read Art News

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 Plus, are John Currin and Rachel Feinstein the best couple ever?

Galleries: Courtroom Art Beef: Gagosian Gallery Sued For Selling Cow Painting Partially Owned by the Met Museum

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 A Monaco collector claims the gallery sold him Mark Tansey's satirical "The Innocent Eye" without disclosing that the Met owns a third of it.
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