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Cubist masterpieces can be accessed in virtual space via smartphone as a promotion for "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris."

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Art & Crime: Raid of Moscow Gambling Den Uncovers $5 Million Rembrandt and...

February 15, 2011, 7:40 am

Exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky formerly used the building housing the illegal syndicate, and papers relating to his offshore businesses were also seized.

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Museums: Thomas Kinkade's America Invaded by Faceless Clown Posse

February 15, 2011, 10:00 am

Patricia Hernandez's "Parody of Light" features faux Kinkade paintings, and even memorabilia, all of it haunted by clowns.

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The Daily Checklist: Rose McGowan's Art-Collecting Mystery Lover, Bloomberg...

February 16, 2011, 2:40 am

Plus, Barbara Kruger on how life is.

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Museums: After Two Decades of Secrecy, A German Museum Can Finally Unveil Its...

February 16, 2011, 3:55 am

"Spring Mood in Vetheuil" was kept in the basement according to an eccentric donor's wishes.

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Art and Technology: Will "Red Bull Street Art View" Give Street Art Wings?

February 16, 2011, 5:40 am

Fans can find images of graffiti greats tagged in Google Street View, courtesy of the canny energy drink company.

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Postwar & Contemporary Art: The British Art Show Returns to London With...

February 16, 2011, 7:17 am

The seventh edition of this national survey inspired heated debate among private preview guests about the selections of the chummy co-curators.

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Art and Technology: Versailles Welcomes Wiki-Geek in Residence

February 16, 2011, 7:50 am

The 27-year-old Benoît Evellin is appointed to a six-month official role polishing the historic palace's Wikipedia page.

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The Daily Checklist: Marclay's "Clock" Achieves "Star Wars" Status, Meet the...

February 17, 2011, 2:27 am

Plus, people are having fun in the old Deitch Projects space.

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Art & Crime: Ousted Tunisian Dictator Accused of Looting and Despoiling Carthage

February 17, 2011, 4:40 am

Ben Ali and the Trabelsi family are accused of masterminding an antiquities trading ring, as well as constructing illegal luxury apartments on top of ruins.

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Museums: Is That a Shakespeare Which I See Before Me?: The Contested Cobbe...

February 17, 2011, 7:00 am

The New York insitution's exhibition poses the question: "Was Shakespeare a hottie?"

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Postwar & Contemporary Art: Mission (Im)Possible: Europe's Political Art...

February 18, 2011, 1:00 am

Curator Kerry Oliver-Smith explains how a new wave of artists from the Continent take up hot button issues with poetry and conviction.

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The Daily Checklist: Freakonomics Calls Koons's Balloon Dog Suit "Chilling,"...

February 18, 2011, 2:10 am

Plus, the Economist discovers that CEOs have much to learn from artists.

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Museums: The Barnes Battle, Redux: Foes of the Foundation's Move File Fresh...

February 18, 2011, 7:30 am

The Friends of the Barnes Foundation claim that footage in the 2009 doc "The Art of the Steal" proves that the attorney general was not a neutral player.

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