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Strip Club Has Asked New York's Highest Court Not To Tax Lap Dances
A strip club in Albany, N.Y., is trying to avoid paying a $124,000 tax bill by asking the state's highest court to rule nude dancing is an art form and therefore tax exempt. Nite Moves was slapped...
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Andy Warhol's Estate To Sell Off Thousands Of Works For More Than $100 Million
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which oversees the estate of iconic pop artist Andy Warhol, will sell off the remainder of his estate at an...
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No Jail Time For Artist Shepard Fairey In Case Over Obama 'Hope' Poster
NEW YORK (AP) — The artist who created the "HOPE" poster that came to symbolize Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and 300 hours of community...
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Painting Bought At A Virginia Flea Market Could Be A Lost Renoir Worth $100,000
A painting by renowned French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was snapped up at a U.S. flea market for less than $50, according to The Potomack Company, an auctioneer. The painting was included in...
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Everyone's Making Way Too Much Of A Fuss Over Andy Warhol's Auction
Soon after pop art icon Andy Warhol's estate announced it would auction off all 20,000 of his remaining works this year, Gawker's Caity Weaver took a pessimistic stance: "If you picked up a priceless...
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Finally, A Book Explains The Difference Between Modern Art And Children's Art
Susie Hodge’s guide tells us that to appreciate modern art you need to understand it. For anyone who has ever demonstrated indefatigable wit in a gallery of modern art by quipping that the canvas with...
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Extraordinary Photos Of Drag Queens In Half Drag
New York-based photographer Leland Bobbé has captured portraits if drag queens in half drag for his ongoing project 'Half-Drag . . . A Different Kind of Beauty.' "With this series my intention is to...
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CITI: Vintage Ferraris Have Been Better Investments Than Stocks
In their latest global macro strategy chartbook, Citi strategists led by Jeremy Hale draw some interesting comparisons between old Ferrari models and the stock market: ALSO: THE US 20: Twenty Big...
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Dig Searching For Mona Lisa Produces A Body
Archaeologists digging for the remains of the real-life Mona Lisa have found a female skeleton, but they say it doesn't belong to the mysterious Florentine noblewoman, according to news reports. The...
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Suits: Contemporary Art World Legend Brokered Backroom Deals
It's something of a battle royale that is occurring in the art world right now. Art dealer and gallery owner Larry Gagosian is accused in two lawsuits of fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of...
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EXPLAINED: Salvador Dalí's Viral Swimwear Video
Chances are you may have seen the viral video of Salvador Dalí's swimwear line "Nightmare Beachwear." But why was the famous surrealist designing swimwear in the first place? According to Dr. Elliott...
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Start An Art Collection Realistically And On Any Budget
Looking for somewhere “safe” to put your money? Well, there isn’t one; however, some investors rank art second to only property as the best place to put your money. The art industry is truly a world...
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Now You Can See What A $120 Million Work Of Art Really Looks Like
Edvard Munch's "The Scream," which sold at auction for a record-breaking $120 million earlier this year, will go on display at the Museum of Modern Art for six months starting in October, The New York...
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The Woman Who Ruined A Fresco Of Jesus Is Now Suing Her Church
Even though she destroyed her church's 19th century Spanish fresco of Jesus last month, it was has hard not to feel sorry for Cecilia Gimenez, who is 81 and was just trying to help. Her work was...
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The Woman Who Ruined A Fresco Of Jesus Is Now Suing Her Church
When an 81-year-old Spanish woman decided last month to restore a 19th-century fresco of Jesus at her church, art critics' reaction was so bad she retired to her house, suffering from an anxiety...
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Scientist Paints Galaxies And Faces With Glowing Bacteria
Yes, that's Einstein's face, and yes, it's drawn with bacteria. Zachary Copfer, a microbiologist-turned-artist, uses a special photographic method to make these bacterial portraits (and galactic...
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17 Works Of Art Made From AK-47s
Twenty-three contemporary artists have refashioned decommissioned AK-47 assault rifles into "weapons of peace." The AKA Peace exhibition, curated artist Jake Chapman, coincides with Peace Day on...
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Tour The Louvre's Brand New Islamic Art Wing, Opening Amid Uproar Over...
France has long had a conflicted relationship with Islam, to say the least. Last year, former President Sarkozy banned the burqa and just recently, French interior minister Manuel Valls stated that...
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Steven Cohen Is Auctioning Off His Richter Painting For An Expected $15 Million
A painting by German abstract artist Gerhard Richter that's owned by "king of hedge funds" Steven Cohen is going on the auction block in New York City. Christie's said "Prag 1883" is estimated to sell...
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See The FBI's Most Sought-After Pieces Of Stolen Art
Bond titan Jeffrey Gundlach got a nasty surprise when his stunning art collection was stolen recently. News emerged Monday that he plans to pay one of the highest rewards in history to recover his...
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