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Art Review: The Barnes Foundation, From Suburb to City	Art	5/17/2012 7:08 PM
Some lovers of the Barnes Foundation’s art collection were fearful that moving it to a new space in Philadelphia would be disastrous. They were wrong, the critic Roberta Smith says.
Art Review: ‘Monet’s Garden’ at the New York Botanical Garden	Art	5/17/2012 4:23 PM
The main attraction in “Monet’s Garden,” at the New York Botanical Garden, is a living abbreviated approximation of the two major gardens that Monet created.
Exhibition Review: ‘Spy: Secret World of Espionage’ at Discovery Times Square	Espionage and Intelligence Services	5/17/2012 4:56 PM
Visiting “Spy: The Secret World of Espionage,” a new show at Discovery Times Square, is a little like being privy to backstage preparations for a magic show.
ArtsBeat: Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial	Eisenhower, Dwight David	5/17/2012 8:18 AM
The changes came in response to concerns that a youthful statue failed to represent the former president’s significant achievements.
ArtsBeat: Knoedler Seeks to Have Lawsuit Over Disputed Painting Dismissed	Art	5/15/2012 2:05 PM
A collector says he was sold a fake Jackson Pollock painting.
ArtsBeat: Painting Made With Blood of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty Is Sold	Amy Winehouse	5/14/2012 10:07 AM
"Ladylike," a painting for which Amy Winehouse contributed a minimalist self-portrait and which uses an artistic technique Pete Doherty calls "arterial splatter," yielded only about half the price it was expected to draw at an auction in London.
Minneapolis Tussles Over Peavey Plaza	Architecture	5/17/2012 12:47 PM
Preservationists and Minneapolis city planners are at odds over a proposal to demolish and replace a Modernist public plaza opened in 1975.
A Sly Wink to Pinups of the Past	Photography	5/17/2012 5:27 PM
The pinup, once fodder for magazines with evocative titles like Eyeful and Wink, has evolved from the all-American calendar girl to an emblem of hip femininity.
Front Row: Art’s Turn on the Catwalk	Fashion and Apparel	5/17/2012 1:07 PM
The artist K8 Hardy is preparing a fashion show for the Whitney that aims to provoke questions.
New Delay in Opening Museum for African Art	Museums	5/17/2012 12:27 PM
The Museum for African Art has been forced to delay the opening of its new location in East Harlem because it has not raised enough money.