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Statue of freed slave causes uproar in Indianapolis

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Indianapolis' African-American community is protesting artist Fred Wilson's monument of a freed slave, saying it perpetuates stereotypes.
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High profile art heists on the rise around the world

A $200,000 Picasso sketch, a $350,000 Fernand Léger and 11 paintings valued at $387,000 have all been stolen in the past month....
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New play 'Online' explores Syrian protests

The new London play follows conversations between young Syrians as they live through one week of the uprising -- all of it by email....
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Why Rembrandts are highly popular with thieves

There have been 81 thefts of Rembrandts in the past 100 years -- the Dutch artist is the second most stolen artist in history, behind Picasso. ...
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Palestinian cartoonist Majed Badra accused of anti-Semitism

With visa approved and plane ticket in hand, Palestinian cartoonist Majed Badra was uninvited from a trip to the United States....
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Chinese arts and censorship

Two American artists who have worked in China for many years – an actress and a rapper – talk about censorship's effect on creativity. ...
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Painting with E. coli

An artist and a scientist have teamed up to create art out of an unlikely medium: bacteria....
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Modern art comes to Italy

Italy constructs its artistic future with a new modern art museum, the Maxxi, which opens this weekend in Rome....
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In Mexico, artists pay taxes with paintings

The government of Mexico has accepted work from artists in lieu of income tax since 1957, and it's resulted in a collection of over 4,000 works....
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The first couple: An intimate portrait

An interview and photographs of the Obamas for a book in 1996 reveals the ideals of a pre-political Barack Obama....
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