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Years after audio prank at Boston's MFA, BJ Novak gets official pardon
It’s not Boston’s most famous art heist, but it might be the funniest. Back in 1997, when he was in high school, B.J. Novak and a friend made convincing replicas of an audio tour for an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts. The Newton South student who would go onto fame as a TV star, writer and movie...
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NH town manager quits over anti-gay pressure: ‘My son is not an abomination'
Last year, a Littleton, New Hampshire, selectboard member said that “homosexuality is an abomination” and spoke of regulating art on public property, prompting a backlash and now the resignation of the town manager, whose late son was gay.
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Paintings made by chimpanzees for sale at Miami Art Week
The paintings range from $1,000 to $5,000 in price.
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$4 thrift store purchase solves decades-old art mystery, nets New England woman $191K
The painting was one of four illustrations that American artist N.C. Wyeth contributed to a 1939 edition of Helen Hunt Jackson’s book “Ramona.”
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ArtLifting: Painting a brighter future for artists
It all started with an idea from a young woman volunteering in a homeless shelter in the Boston area. She was shocked and a bit shaken to see a closet filled with high-quality, saleable art. Then her creativity kicked in. Liz Powers and her brother Spencer launched ArtLifting. The premise: to help artists who are disabled or housing insecure lift themselves...
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Paralyzed California man finds his true calling: painting works of art with his mouth
From his bed in an Orange County, California, nursing home, Henry Salas loves to create artwork that must be seen to be believed. “I surprise myself sometimes when I draw,” he said. “I’m like, wow. I’m like, I did that.” The surprise in Salas’ art isn’t the final product, but in how he does it: using only his mouth....
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Pastry Mural Pits Bakery Against New Hampshire Town in Free Speech Suit
Where is the line between art, and advertising? The unresolved question is testing the direct democracy of a small New England town, where a painting of pastries has led to zoning dispute, a First Amendment lawsuit and a local vote.
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‘Your Brain On Art': New Book Says Art Affects Physical and Mental Health
Have you ever considered the effects that art might have on your mental and physical well-being? Susan Magsamen, co-author of “Your Brain On Art”, shares what she says are the benefits of creative self-expression. Susana and her co-author will host an event at the Boston Athenaeum this Thursday at 6 p.m.