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• Münster Mulls Acquisitions From 2017 Skulptur Projekte

  15-11-2017 23:27 via artnews.com
  Pieces by Hito Steyerl, Oscar Tuazon, and others may find a permanent home in the charming German city. Read More
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• Atlanta Artadia Announces 2017 Awardees

  15-11-2017 23:10 via artnews.com
  The two winners will receive $10,000 each. Read More
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• Tal R at Victoria Miro Gallery, London

  15-11-2017 22:58 via artnews.com
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• 'We say what we want' … Gilbert and George look back on 50 years of filth, fury and in-your-face art

  15-11-2017 19:09
  In pictures blazing with anger, they chronicled a changing Britain. Should they really be seen as national treasures? As two shows celebrate their often shocking work, the duo talk skinheads, gentrification – and settle some old scoresHalf an hour into my interview with Gilbert and George, something unexpected happens: they disagree. Gilbert Prousch is talking about their urge to provoke and outrage. “We see all the other artists as somehow meaningless,” says the 74-year-old, h
  
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• The dog man who rests his genitals on cats, and other Russian art heroes

  15-11-2017 17:30
  Oleg Kulik, an artist who was arrested for biting people, joins Pussy Riot and other provocative compatriots in a UK show Oleg Kulik, an artist who often performs naked, mostly as a dog, is explaining why there is a photograph on display in a London gallery of his genitals gently resting on the backs of kittens. “It was, you know ... so nice, so comfortable.”Kulik, who has also shared his bed with a goat, preached to fish, and been arrested for biting people watching his mad dog perf
  
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• Pat Hutchins obituary

  15-11-2017 16:36
  Illustrator and children’s author best known for Rosie’s WalkPat Hutchins, who has died aged 75, was an award-winning illustrator and author, best known for her 1968 children’s book Rosie’s Walk. She created more than 40 picture books and short novels, all of which show her storytelling skills, her tremendous sense of humour and her warmth for children.For two years from 1966, Pat and her husband, Laurence, lived in New York, and it was here that she first found recogniti
  
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• Darsie Alexander Named Chief Curator of Jewish Museum

  15-11-2017 15:44 via artnews.com
  She is currently executive director of the Katonah Museum of Art. Read More
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• SITE Santa Fe Announces Curators, Theme, and Dates for 2018 Biennial

  15-11-2017 15:11 via artnews.com
  José Luis Blondet, Candice Hopkins, and Ruba Katrib are at the helm, with Naomi Beckwith serving as an advisor. Read More
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• Morning Links: Wealth Creation Edition

  15-11-2017 15:00 via artnews.com
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• Destroying a rotating house in Houston: the end of a long-running art project

  15-11-2017 12:45
  Conceptual artist Mary Ellen Carroll rotated a house in 2010 to make a statement on urban policy and she believes its disassembly is a tribute to the victims of Hurricane HarveyOn 11 November, a group of approximately 150 invited guests gathered on the lawn of an abandoned single-family house in the Houston suburb of Sharpstown to watch it be destroyed in the name of art.The event was a performance titled Daringly Unbuilt, by the New York–based conceptual artist and designer Mary Ellen Car
  
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• Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 - in pictures

  15-11-2017 08:00
  The annual Taylor Wessing prize exhibition showcases new work from some of the world’s most exciting contemporary photographers. Those selected for inclusion in the exhibition were chosen from 5,717 submissions entered by 2,423 photographers from 66 countriesThe Taylor Wessing photographic portrait prize 2017 exhibition is at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 16 November to 8 February
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• Sotheby’s Pulls in $269.7 M. During Modest Imp-Mod Sale, Led By Record $28.5 M. Chagall

  15-11-2017 04:32 via artnews.com
  The auction scored a strong sell-through rate of 92 percent but did not come close to reaching the pre-sale high estimate. Read More
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• NSW Art Gallery reveals plans for controversial expansion in bid for more visitors

  15-11-2017 03:28
  Plan to move gallery north towards the harbour is likely to spark furious debate about loss of open space in SydneyThe NSW Art Gallery’s new wing, Sydney Modern, will step across the Cahill expressway and spill north down the Domain towards the harbour, under an ambitious plan to increase visits to the city’s pre-eminent gallery.But the latest plan, though more modest than the first version released in 2015, is still likely to spark a furious debate about the loss of open space in Sy
  
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• Laura Owens Responds to Activists’ Opposition to 356 S. Mission Rd.

  15-11-2017 00:08 via artnews.com
  "I have always been and remain committed to engaging in productive dialogue." Read More
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• Salon 94 Now Represents Lyle Ashton Harris

  15-11-2017 00:03 via artnews.com
  The photographer is the subject of a new monograph published by Aperture. Read More
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• Why Philosophy Should Be Part Of Science Education

  15-11-2017 00:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why do college students so often treat philosophy as wholly distinct from and subordinate to science? In my experience, four reasons stand out.
  
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• Kerstin Brätsch Wins 2017 Edvard Munch Art Award

  15-11-2017 00:00 via artnews.com
  The award comes with $65,000, a residency in Oslo, and a solo exhibition at the Munch Museum. Read More
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