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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, October 19, 2009

Angered over Antiquities: Egypt demands return of Nefertiti
New York Times Art - October 18th, 2009 21:09

Celebrations of the reopening of the Neues Museum in Berlin have been marred by a dispute over a 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti. Egypt is demanding the return of antiquities from major museums worldwide, including the Louvre and British Museum...

Julien's Weekend Auction: Barbra Streisand sells items for charity
Boston Globe 2 - October 18th, 2009 20:40

A robe worn by Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were" sold for nearly $6,000 at a California auction of hundreds of the entertainer's personal items. Among the antiques, a Stickley china cabinet brought in $15,000, a Dirk Van Erp lamp fetched $30,000, and a coastal painting by William Louis Otte came to $13,125....

Fairey's "HOPE": Artist admits using AP photo for his own artwork
NPR 1 - October 18th, 2009 11:38

Artist Shepard Fairey, who recently admitted concealing a key mistake in a lawsuit over his use of an Associated Press photo in his famous Barack Obama "HOPE" poster, said Saturday that the error should not be viewed as "premeditated and sinister."

New Art Hub: The Hammer Museum's striking rise
LA Times Arts - October 18th, 2009 07:00

The Westwood, California, museum has become a hive of contemporary art and ideas, and Ann Philbin has been at the center of it all. The L.A. museum's prominence in the international art world is largely due to Philbin.

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	"Watteau and Words: A Reading of French Poetry" by Philippe de Montebello at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Release Date: 19 October 2009 Philippe de Montebello, Director Emeritus of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and currently the Fiske Kimball Professor in the History of Culture and Museums, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, returns to the Museum for his first public appearance there since last fall, to offer ... Read more

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