Art & Design Headlines

Yayoi Kusama, high priestess of polka dots, has died
Wed Aug 26 11:42 pm
The Japanese artist has died at age 97. Kusama's polka dotted pumpkins, "Infinity Rooms," and other repetitive and dreamlike artworks have been shown in museums and galleries worldwide.
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D.C.'s IndyCar race will zoom past museums. Some worry it could harm the art inside
Thu Aug 20 11:18 am
Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.
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Some worry vibration from D.C.'s IndyCar race could damage art on the National Mall
Wed Aug 19 3:56 pm
Over two dozen racecars will speed around the National Mall this weekend on a course that runs right past art and history museums, raising questions about the safety of the works inside.
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A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security
Sun Aug 16 12:27 pm
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.
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An AI chatbot is joining the search for art looted by the Nazis 
Sun Aug 09 5:27 pm
More than 100,000 artifacts stolen by Nazis have never been returned to their owners. Researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to help.
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This rising painter reimagines Renaissance art in a cocoa plantation in Cameroon
Sun Aug 09 7:58 am
A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon.
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The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut
Sat Aug 08 6:30 am
The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season.
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Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review
Fri Aug 07 2:10 pm
A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with historic preservation advocates.
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The park service says Trump's arch would obstruct historic sites. Could it be moved?
Thu Aug 06 2:19 pm
President Trump's proposed arch in Memorial Circle would intrude on dozens of nearby sites, says the National Park Service. But there's been minimal discussion of alternate locations.
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Dali in America
Wed Aug 05 4:22 pm
Spanish painter Salvador Dali needed America to become famous. So suggests a new exhibit about his life and influence.
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