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43Books$25m gift puts focus on photography at the Art Institute of Chicago
The impact of the recent $25m gift to the photography department of the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) will perhaps be most...
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51PodcastsNora Turato projects the art of self-improvement in Chicago
The single biggest art project in Chicago this spring, at least in terms of surface area, is a new commission by Nora...
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86ColumnsFive museum shows to see in Chicago this spring
Nicole Eisenman: What HappenedMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago, until 22 SeptemberThe French-born American artist Nicole Eisenman has, since the 1990s, created some...
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55ArtJR punches a tunnel through Milan’s central railway station in latest optical illusion
The French street artist JR has unveiled his most complex Italian trompe l’oeil illusion piece yet, turning a square outside Milan’s Stazione...
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51Museums & heritageIbrahim Mahama drapes Barbican in vast purple cloth covering
Visitors to the Barbican centre in London will see swathes of pink and purple across the building this spring rather than the...
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46ExhibitionsDinh Q. Lê, master of multimedia art and mentor to fellow artists across southeast Asia, has died, aged 56
Shock and sorrow has poured out from Asia’s art community over the death on 6 April of the Vietnamese-American multimedia artist Dinh...
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47BooksUK museums take global lead in sustainability
British museums ranked the highest globally in a new study examining sustainability in arts organisations by the University of Lausanne in Switzerland....
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69Podcastsofficials bicker as Eiffel Tower falls into disrepair
Criticised by writers and artists during its construction between 1887 and 1889 as “useless and monstrous, disgracing the beauty of Paris”, the...
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94ColumnsAuthenticity of Tarsila do Amaral painting shown at SP-Arte called into question
An auctioneer has claimed that a painting attributed to the Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973), and which was offered for sale...
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56ArtExpo Chicago aims to retain identity under new ownership
Sceptics of Expo Chicago have had good reason to re-evaluate their opinions since last summer, when Frieze announced it was acquiring the...
