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Ahead of the U.S. Presidential Election, Kamala Harris Holds Her Final Rally on the ‘Rocky Steps’ at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the closing rally of her campaign at the base of the iconic “Rocky Steps” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania on November 05, 2024. Photo Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Ahead of Tuesday’s election, Vice President Kamala Harris held her final rally for her U.S. …

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The Internet Was the Beginning of a New Folk Artist. Artificial Intelligence May Be Its End.

An AI chip logo painted on an integrated circuit wall in Hangzhou. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Everyone wants to be a creator. According to a report by YouTube, SmithGeiger, and the Fandom Institute, 65 percent of teenagers and young adults aged 14 to 24 now identify as creators. But the creator’s future is uncertain: the …

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Eleven Sealed Burials Excavated from Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor

Exterior view of King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, 2022. Photo Fareed Kotb/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images An ancient Egyptian tomb with 11 sealed burials was excavated by archaeologists in Luxor, the country’s tourism and antiquities ministry announced on Friday. The tomb was found in the South Asasif …

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Former Palace of Bangladesh’s Ousted Leader to Become ‘Uprising’ Museum

Bangladeshis swarm over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s palace in Dhaka. Photo K M Asad/LightRocket via Getty Images The former palace of Bangladesh’s ex-leader, Sheikh Hasina, will become a museum following the democratic revolution that saw the autocrat ousted. “The museum should preserve memories of her misrule and the people’s anger when they removed her from …

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Thieves Blew The Door Off Gallery to Steal Two of Four Rare Warhol Prints from Dutch Gallery

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 26: Queen Elizabeth II, from: Reigning Queens is displayed alongside Queen Margarethe II of Denmark, both by Andy Warhol during preparations ahead of online sales at Christies Auction House on March 26, 2021 in London, England. The sale includes “The Prints & Multiples” and “Banksy: I Can’t Believe You Morons Actually …

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This November, $1 K. Can Buy You a Visit to the Studio of Blue-Chip Artists like Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Gibson

Sharon Coplan, curator of STUDIO VISIT, and Jenny Gibbs, executive director of the IFPDA Foundation and Print Fair at the 2024 IFPDA Foundation Benefit hosted by Christie’s. Jason Lowrie/BFA.com. © BFA 2024. Courtesy IFPDA Foundation. A host of top tier New York-based artists are opening the doors to their studios to benefit the International Fine …

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Warhol Called Trump ‘Cheap’ in His Diary, Arrest Warrant for Antiquities Dealer Edoardo Almagià Issued, and More: Morning Links for November 1, 2024

Tantastic: Former President Donald Trump was called ‘cheap’ by Andy Warhol. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines TRUMPED UP AND ‘CHEAP.’ Artnet News reports about how a “cheap” Donald Trump, per Andy Warhol ’s description of the former president in 1981, failed to pay for paintings he commissioned from the artist …

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France’s Culture Minister Proposes Charging Notre-Dame Visitors Five-Euro Entry Fee

French culture minister Rachida Dati wants to save her country’s churches by making people pay to enter Notre-Dame. Corbis via Getty Images Rachida Dati, France’s culture minister, has suggested charging an entry fee for visitors to Notre-Dame de Paris when the cathedral reopens in December following its five-year restoration. Dati told Le Figaro that forcing …

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