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Conservator Felicitas Klein, right, traveled from Germany with Villas at Bordighera, an 1884 painting by Claude Monet. She inspects the painting at the Denver Art Museum, along with senior paintings conservator Pamela Skiles.

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How Do You Move 100+ Monet Masterpieces? Very, Very Carefully

3:41pm January 05, 2020

by Stephanie Wolf

Some 120 paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet are on display at the Denver Art Museum. They're on loan from all over the world — and getting them from place to place is a lot of work.

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The VMFA Hopper Hotel Room from the exhibition Edward Hopper and the American Hotel.

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1 Night In An Edward Hopper Hotel Room? It's Less Lonely Than You Might Think

12:39pm January 02, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

It isn't hard to imagine yourself inside a Hopper painting (say, having a coffee at a late-night diner) and now, for $150 a night, you can sleep in a re-creation of his 1957 work, Western Motel.

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Betye Saar At MOMA

8:23am December 28, 2019

by Karen Michel

Celebrated African American artist Betye Saar is now in her 90s and still hard at work. She has two major shows dedicated to her distinctive pieces created largely from found objects.

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Lawsuit Alleges Missouri Bank Mismanaged Painter Thomas Hart Benton's Estate

6:21pm December 26, 2019

by Dan Margolies

In Kansas City, a lawsuit by the heirs of renowned painter Thomas Hart Benton alleges that a local bank has mismanaged Benton's estate.

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A horn player (left) in this detail from a 1694 altar carving by Francesco Antonio d'Alberto in Piedmont, Italy, clearly has a swollen neck that signifies goiter, medical historians say. The thyroid condition was a sign of poverty in those days.

Why Certain Poor Shepherds In Nativity Scenes Have Huge, Misshapen Throats

4:56pm December 24, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

In some historical Nativity scenes, the shepherds have grossly enlarged thyroid glands — also known today as goiter. It's an apparent symbol of their poverty and iodine-deficient diet.

Keita Takahashi designed an in-ground slide for a since-cancelled Nottingham playground.

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Meet 'Wattam,' The Newest Absurd Video Game Playground From Keita Takahashi

4:23pm December 17, 2019

by Vincent Acovino

From the designer of Katamari Damacy and other cult favorites comes a new work — one just as eccentric and earnest as his past games.

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France Remembers Leonardo Da Vinci

7:28am December 16, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's works at the Louvre in Paris isn't the only way to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. He spent the last years of his life in France's Loire Valley.

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Finding A Stolen Gustav Klimt Painting

8:03am December 15, 2019

Workers at a gallery in Italy found a secret chamber where a painting — which was stolen almost 23 years ago and believed to be by the artist Gustav Klimt — has been found. Dario Gallinari discusses.

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Two editions of Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian, a banana duct-taped to a wall, have reportedly sold for more than $100,000.

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Opinion: This Art Is Bananas

5:14pm December 07, 2019

by Scott Simon

A banana taped to a wall was sold for $120,000 as a piece of art. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how it makes people think about the passage of time.

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Tai Shani, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock and Oscar Murillo pose for photographs after their names were announced as joint winners of the 2019 Turner Prize.

All For One And One For Four: Turner Prize Finalists Decide To Split Honor

3:27pm December 04, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The award is typically given to just one visual artist born or based in the U.K. But this year, its four politically committed finalists asked to make a "collective statement" — and got their wish.