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Alexander Wang Discusses Why He's Leaving NYFW And His New Business Model

5:58pm January 26, 2018

Fashion designer Alexander Wang recently announced the removal of his collection from New York Fashion Week starting this summer. He shares plans for how he'll sell and show collections going forward.

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National Gallery Cancels 2 Upcoming Shows After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

4:07pm January 26, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Both artists, Chuck Close and Thomas Roma, have been subjects of recent accusations by multiple women. The museum says it is "not the appropriate time to present these installations."

Rawabi al-Sanusi, 23, (right) speaks with another artist at the exhibition at the Saudi embassy. "I always liked to draw," she says. "I was like the weird one in my family." She designed a hardcover book paying tribute to generations past, "to show the di

'Connected To The Whole Universe': Saudi Women Artists Show Their Work In The U.S.

4:42pm January 25, 2018

by Hannah Bloch

The "Women's Point of View" exhibition at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C., includes works of photography, motion graphics, even a design for a lightweight "running abaya" for athletes.

Nightlife in London's Leicester Square is one of dozens of light installations on display around the city this week.

PHOTOS: To Brighten Dreary Winter Nights, A Festival Lights Up London

7:00am January 20, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

Winters in London can be damp and dreary, and it gets dark early. The "Lumiere London" light festival features more than 50 outdoor installations by artists from Europe and North America.

Google's Art Selfie App Offers A Lesson In Biometric Privacy Laws In U.S.

5:33pm January 18, 2018

Google's popular art selfie feature isn't available in Illinois or Texas. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Kluger, a law professor at NorthwesternUniversity, about how biometric privacy laws are affecting tech companies in certain states.

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Splendid in the Grass: A young girl (voiced by Ruby Barnhill) pines for adventure in Mary and the Witch's Flower.

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With 'Mary And The Witch's Flower,' A Studio Ghibli Offshoot Blooms

4:38pm January 18, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, a Ghibli veteran, has made an animated film that owes a great deal to his influences yet displays skill and imagination all its own.

Google's app matching faces to famous paintings went viral prompting, a flurry of selfies over the weekend.

Google App Goes Viral Making An Art Out Of Matching Faces To Paintings

5:46pm January 15, 2018

by Amy Held

The Google Arts & Culture app, allowing users to compare their selfies to famous works of art, took a top spot in the app store over the weekend and took over social media.

Urchin Triptych is one of hundreds of Christopher Marley artworks on display at the Gallery of Amazing Things' "Biophilia" exhibition.

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Oregon Artist Turns Dead Creatures Into Beautiful Compositions

3:00pm January 15, 2018

by Aaron Scott

Christopher Marley only uses specimens that have died from natural causes or been caught as fishing bycatch. Then he freeze-dries them, which is why they seem so alive in his artwork.

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Russia's Underground Art Finds A Home In The U.S.

7:51am January 13, 2018

by Rick Karr

For 50 years, an American economics professor collected dissident art from the Soviet Union. The abstract art pieces, considered nonconformist by the Soviets, have been donated to Rutgers University.

Secret Ops of the CIA and Secret Aviation Ops of the CIA wall calendars contain paintings depicting declassified spy missions from the agency's past. The original paintings are displayed at CIA headquarters in Virginia.

CIA Calendar Art Offers A Glimpse Into The World Of Spies

7:41am January 13, 2018

by Jay Price

Oil paintings on display at CIA headquarters — and therefore invisible to the public — can now be seen in a collection of wall calendars. They depict declassified missions from the agency's past.