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November 21, 2024

Infamous Duct-Taped Banana Sells for Over $6 Million at Sotheby’s Auction

Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous duct-taped banana is now the most expensive fruit in the world. This past Wednesday night, the piece, titled Comedian, sold for over $6 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York, drawing in bids online, by phone, and in the room itself.

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November 20, 2024

Dazzling Mosaic Birds Soar Across the Walls of a Subway Station in Manhattan

When the New York City subway first opened in 1904, its founders declared the system a “great public work,” one...

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November 19, 2024

Indigenous Group Submerges Large-Scale Images of G20 Leaders’ Heads in Climate Protest

Ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB)

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November 18, 2024

Metropolitan Museum of Art Makes Over 492,000 Images Available Online for Free

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the world’s most renowned cultural institutions. The Met boasts a collection of more than 1.5 million art objects and artifacts, ranging from jewelry and textiles to paintings and sculpture. Over the years, the Met has uploaded photographs pulled from this iconic collection to its online database, and now over 492,000 high-resolution images can be browsed and downloaded for free.

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November 16, 2024

Ava Roth Collaborates with Honeybees to Transform Beeswax into Art

Toronto-based artist Ava Roth is unlike other collaborative artists: instead of working with people, she works with bees.

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November 16, 2024

Loon Sculpture Brings an Uplifting Message About Nature and Purpose to the Twin Cities

Loons are a symbol of Minnesota's vast wilderness—a fact that earned them the title of state bird in 1961.

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November 14, 2024

Massive Pigeon Sculpture Perched on the High Line Overlooks NYC

At 30th Street and 10th Avenue, in New York City, a new monumental beast has taken over. This imposing creature is none other than an oversized pigeon, but one with an insightful message about legacy, perception, and future worlds. Created by artist Iván Argote, the 16-foot sculpture titled Dinosaur imposingly looks over the city's busy streets atop the High Line.

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November 14, 2024

Jaume Plensa’s Giant Mesh Steel Sculptures Hauntingly Request Silence in Historic Gothic Building

Spanish artist Jaume Plensa has brought his monumental sculptures inside one of Palma de Mallorca's most historic buildings.

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November 14, 2024

Largest Ever Restoration of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ Is Underway at the Rijksmuseum in Full View of the Public

In 2019, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam tackled a daunting task: restoring Rembrandt’s iconic painting The Night Watch (1642).

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November 12, 2024

Discover 3 Ways That Stencils Can Enhance Your Art

From ancient cave art to contemporary street art, stencils are tools that have always provided a wide array of creative possibilities. That is why My Modern Met Academy is happy to announce the launch of Introduction to Stencil Art, an hour-long online course on how to cut your own stencils.

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