Art news from around the world:

Boston’s new Museum of Fine Arts is a hit http://nyti.ms/bIcErX but its vision shows some weak points in our approach to art history http://lat.ms/cuUcGY

The women of pop art gain some long-overdue recognition http://bit.ly/cK0dlG

Where do you draw the line between an artist’s rights over their work and a curator’s freedom of expression? http://bit.ly/bvl2Ws

The 16th century artist who changed the nature of art in northern Europe http://lat.ms/bgkp6v And have you ever heard of him?

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A blind painter who has turned to other ways of seeing http://bit.ly/b8O2Di

Stolen art finds its way home after years, but the owner now thinks private individuals are wrong to own precious works http://bit.ly/9DXxHe

The shanty town, avoided by the public, whose residents [...]

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Artworks deemed ‘degenerate’ by the Nazis and thought destroyed are discovered in Berlin http://yhoo.it/bwYI4q

The old familiars sell like hot cakes while the new and edgy is still too much of a risk http://on.wsj.com/cdxBBl

Sophisticated and unusual – the ‘art fair’ at Abu Dhabi and how it fits into cultural ambitions there http://econ.st/bwkBFU

Concept is king at the Shanghai Biennale http://nyti.ms/9hojLp

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Why everyone wins when art meets science http://bit.ly/cAcqS1

Some great research from MoMA – attributing a paper bag http://bit.ly/aebD64

The CIA viewed modern art as a weapon… Weird. http://bit.ly/aqoY3a

What it’s like to live in a museum for a month – an interview with the woman who’s doing it http://bit.ly/9sIS51

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The Paris buzz – where geography matters more than you’d think http://nyti.ms/anCziw

Stolen nearly 40 years ago, a Degas appears at NY auction http://bit.ly/cLvgaQ

Controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on why they want to tear down the studio they encouraged him to build http://bit.ly/9LPbnK

Success and censorship – the trials of being an artist in Syria http://nyti.ms/dyOu82

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London’s Royal College of Art is holding a ‘secret sale’ – it’s cheap, but you don’t know what you’re getting! http://ind.pn/9wMnZ4

The magic of modern technology – recreating a lost mural http://bit.ly/9Ggy3U

Crowdsourcing art – actually with pretty impressive results! http://on.mash.to/cc6Q51

And lastly, for the photographers reading this, a quote I just had to share: http://bit.ly/d2Ok4W

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A snapshot of British art as it is now http://bit.ly/cnH6yp

As times change, will traditional tastes take over from contemporary art? http://bit.ly/b7dWOo

LA is turning into a hot place for art – though the focus in firmly on the contemporary http://bit.ly/cAzrrU

There’s a new art haven called SoHo – and it’s in Hong Kong http://nyti.ms/cAPVzR (SoHo=South of Hollywood)

Canadian artists want rights when it comes to resale – just like Europe http://bit.ly/bjnL75

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A sideshow featuring a little-known artist triumphs in London’s National Gallery http://bit.ly/9eu6BR

An enormous, illegal exhibition space, right under NYC – only almost no one can see it http://nyti.ms/aTQ4sp

Amazing arctic images, chosen by Wired editors http://bit.ly/dp4XOo and by readers

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A U.S. gallery opens in France – Larry Gagosian takes on Paris http://yhoo.it/b48Prd

Sign of the times? Arts funding to be cut by 30% in UK http://bit.ly/ciMyCf

U.S. cultural diplomacy now officially includes visual artists http://nyti.ms/dcvXPW

The scandal of the Brillo boxes – the 100 ‘originals’ which turned out to be copies http://bit.ly/cwRsSv

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Why temporary is good when it comes to public art http://bit.ly/dfOaSH

Does art keep us healthy? A study looking into just that runs into trouble over finding placebos for a true test http://bit.ly/b3pZ3e

Competition winner heads off to spend a month in a museum http://bit.ly/d0kwjB

Descendant of French kings goes to court to throw modern art out of Versailles http://ind.pn/dyE8HD

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London’s Frieze fair is seeing solid sales http://bit.ly/d3dNk6

In Russia the state spends on hunting down graffiti artists and covering up their work – but some find acceptance http://nyti.ms/aoaHyY

Fisk University tries to insist that it can sell art http://nyti.ms/bjwpjP (again)

Christie’s famous gallery leaves Berlin, saying it just doesn’t have a collecting community (unlike Chelsea) http://bit.ly/9rMANj

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The LA art walks – great idea or waste of time? http://lat.ms/cgIr0d

Everyone knows that the pre-Raphaelites loved Italy… but it turns out few ever went there http://bit.ly/cA2BGP Does being on site matter?

Does what we’ll be remembered for in 100 years matter to what we do now? http://bit.ly/9hCJDI

An unusual photography series – food you can buy for a dollar [...]

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Making a living at being an artist – the dream of Chinese artists in Songzhuang http://nyti.ms/avQhXo

Should street art belong on the street? The changing times of an underground movement http://bit.ly/9XamwQ

Interwar art and politics – the classical fervor that once took over art comes to the Guggenheim http://nyti.ms/bA9P9Z

The market for performance art; buying and selling in the fundamentally transient http://bit.ly/a91KXq

The unfinished Michelangelo http://bit.ly/cZR7d9 Did you know there are only three surviving panel paintings by this Renaissance master?

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A Munch painting is recovered – although no one had noticed the theft! http://bit.ly/91SWjS

Exhibiting among the clouds… http://bit.ly/dC6jh2

Diaghilev: the ballet producer who changed the course of art as we know it http://bit.ly/b3adYl

Art [...]

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MoMA’s new exhibition, NY’s abstract expressionists, and what’s wrong with the show http://nyti.ms/bZySZM

Funding British arts? It’s complicated. An into for non-UK artists http://bit.ly/avse6e

Zooming in on Botticelli – it’s Italian Masters, it’s all online http://yhoo.it/bt367I and it’s free until January

Expansion at the Guggenheim – using themed labs http://nyti.ms/drgyN4

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Assistance at the museum – guided by phone apps http://nyti.ms/9n9c5f Has anyone done this?

Damien Hirst on why ‘art is childish’ http://bit.ly/ceIFCH and why good taste is overrated http://bit.ly/9yLjJa (there’s a connection)

I had to share this – creating with cake, the Mad Artists Tea Party (no political connection) http://bit.ly/aCjfzH Anyone done this?

Why do we like the colors we do? Actually, there is a [...]

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An Italian city where preservation of art is in private hands http://bit.ly/cSifbJ A model for our times or a disaster waiting to happen?

The Guggenheim-YouTube collaboration has a short list http://nyti.ms/dAurWY

Don’t own; gather. The future of collecting art? http://bit.ly/cjwoYx

Understanding more about Georgia O’Keeffe, one layer at a time http://nyti.ms/chnQGK

Looking at the Mona Lisa – up to 30 layers, each half the thickness of a human hair http://bit.ly/aOb8NG

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‘Bad for art’ – one of the Work of Art judges speaks out http://bit.ly/9mgBf4

US photographer who was denied work visa in the UK presents the results – snaps taken by his 7 year old daughter http://bit.ly/9deHhK

Beautiful beginnings – the micro-photography images that took the prizes this [...]

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The changing state of art in India, and what online auction means there http://nyti.ms/9BoSGg

UK campaign to prevent arts cuts kicks off http://bit.ly/9D0Rnv , while one critic says funding needs big changes http://bbc.in/dCc4IN

Chicago worries as its pro-art mayor leaves office http://bit.ly/cQmPwS

Educating the world – a new project to inform about Australian Aboriginal art http://bit.ly/alxMjS

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Did you think the Impressionists were French? Think again. Some of them were German http://bit.ly/bIggJm

Self-contained, charming publishing http://bit.ly/9zVahv Have any of you photographers tried this?

Nature’s beautiful fractals http://bit.ly/b9uMS6

Turns out taste is more predictable than we thought http://bit.ly/cmgbXW