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Two cropped paintings. In the top one, white paint drips and sprays down a blue background. In the bottom, black ink swirls in waves.
Into the Waters with Senju and Bingyi: Two Contemporary Paintings
Water is more than subject or inspiration for contemporary artists Hiroshi Senju and Bingyi—it’s a method, a material, and a philosophy. Be among the first to see their paintings, which offer two distinct, hypnotic visualizations of water. . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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Model of New York City
A Truck Driver Spent 20 Years Making This Astonishing Scale Model of Every Single Building in New York City
The 1,350-square-foot model is now on display at the Museum of the City of New York, where visitors can use binoculars to see tiny replicas of all five boroughs
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Les Poissons
Art Thieves Steal Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Worth More Than $10 Million, Fleeing the Scene in Just Three Minutes
The Magnani-Rocca Foundation in Italy was the target of a shocking art heist—only five months after a high-profile theft at the Louvre in Paris
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Willem de Kooning Didn’t Get His Big Break Until His 40s. See the Stunning Abstract Paintings That First Captivated Audiences
Artworks that showcase the painter’s early foray into Abstract Expressionism are now on view at the Princeton University Art Museum
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How often do you see Christian imagery on objects created in the Islamic world? @natasianart curator Dr. Massumeh Farhad and @smarthistory_official’s Dr. Beth Harris examine one of the most celebrated and intriguing ones: a large brass canteen . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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A One-of-a-Kind Canteen

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In this video, we examine a ceramic tea caddy made in China during the Yuan dynasty and used for centuries in Japanese tea practice (chanoyu) for serving matcha. We also discuss how tea practitioners stored this caddy in layers of textiles and . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
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A Tea Caddy Unwrapped

Tony Soprano sees a psychiatrist throughout the show.
‘The Sopranos’ Changed How Television Told Stories. These Scripts, Sketches and Set Designs Reveal What Made the Mob Drama So Thrilling
An exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York provides visitors with a behind-the-scenes look at the award-winning HBO show
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See the Stunning 171-Year-Old Sketch That Helped Put Yosemite on the Map
The Library of Congress has acquired a drawing and accompanying lithograph of Yosemite Falls created by Gold Rush-era artist Thomas Almond Ayres in 1855
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