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More stories from the week that ended Nov 30 (click on bolded words for more information):
- Images from Liz Deschenes: Gallery 7 at The Walker Art Center.
- RIP: Lewis Baltz, who died at 69 from complications of cancer and emphysema.
- Shia LaBeouf claims he was raped during performance of #IAMSORRY.
- Scientists warn that paintings with cadmium sulfide (yellow) is deteriorating to white.
- St. Louis Museums close following the day after grand jury decision on Michael Brown case.
- Bunny Mellon sale brings rat infestation to Sotheby's New York.
- Recently ousted Sotheby’s CEO William Ruprecht will receive $4mil. in severance.
- Paul Chan thinks winning Hugo Boss prize was a result of a complete misunderstanding of [his] work.
- Marrakech may soon become photography's global HQ, but locals are unhappy about it.
- Helene Hegemann causing a debate about plagiarism vs "mixing" in her appropriation of literary material.
- Oakland City Council requires private developers to set aside 1% of their project costs for public art.
- The street art that sprang up in Ferguson.
- Coloring books for adults becoming very popular in France.
- Julie Baumgardner's list of the sexiest male artists include Ed Ruscha, Nate Lowman, Matthew Barney, and more.
- Artnet provides some useful pick-up lines on occasion of Art Basel Miami Beach.
- Kunstmuseum Bern accepts bequest of artwork from collection of Cornelius Gurlitt.
- Souls Grown Deep Foundation gifts 57 works by African-American artists to the Met.
- New York Botanical Garden announces "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life" exhibition opening May 2015.
- Stephen Moss reviews Institute of Sexology exhibition at the Wellcome Collection.
- Bert Rodriguez turning his apartment into a museum with work by himself.
- Yves Bouvier to build Jean Nouvel-designed art hub on Île Seguin island in Paris.
- The Economist writes about the art at One World Trade Center, curated by Asher Edelman.
- Lê Phổ oil painting sells for $840k at Christie's in Hong Kong. The price is a record for a Vietnamese artist.
- Liu Yiqian buys 600-year-old imperial embroidered silk artwork at Christie’s for $45mil., a record for a Chinese work.
- Lorenzo Zambrano Sotheby's sale totals $17.6mil., breaking the record for a single owner sale of Latin American art.
- Artnet looks at the top 50 living artists that performed surprisingly well at auction in 2014.
- The exhibitor list for the Armory Show 2015 art fair.
- Saigon's not for profit San Art launches online fundraising effort.
- ArtNews previews works from galleries at Art Basel Miami Beach.
- NY Times writes about the art scene in Miami.
- Brian Boucher describes his experience performing inside Yves Klein’s Tactile Sculpture.
- Lavanya Ramanathan profiles Sarah Thornton.
- Interview with Benedikt Taschen.
- Tilda Swinton collaborates with Olivier Saillard on a performance piece at Palais Galliera.
- What Terence Koh has been up to.
- John Giorno joins the artist roster at Elizabeth Dee Gallery.
- Lawrence Weiner wins Roswitha Haftmann prize, which includes $156,076 in prize money.
- Anri Sala wins Vincent award for contemporary art, which includes €50,000 in prize money.
- Nathaniel Mellors wins Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for 2014, which includes £40,000 in prize money.
- A look at Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian's NY home, which includes work by Robert Davis and more.
- Simon de Pury's latest projects with his wife as de Pury de Pury.
- Jim Sanborn offers another clue to his Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters.
- Art in America reviews Korakrit Arunanondchai's show at The Mistake Room.
- A look at Facebook’s artists-in-residence program, headed by Drew Bennett.
- Artnet's 12 turkey-themed artworks on occasion of Thanksgiving.
- Paul McCarthy limited edition available.
- Darren Almond limited edition Art Edition books with prints released by Taschen.
- Ella Kruglyanskaya screen print available from House of Voltaire.
- The Vinyl Factory and Mo' Wax release limited edition Rammellzee record.
- Dan Colen cashmere peanut scarf in yellow available from the Whitney shop.
- David Hammons basketball drawing and Richard Prince hood among the works in Beyonce and Jay Z's collection.
- James Franco selfies calendar included with Paper Magazine.
- Swizz Beatz talks about art and art collecting.
- Dyed armpit hair may be the next beauty trend.
