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Bacon Painting Auctioned for Record $86 Million	Bacon, Francis	5/14/2008 7:37 PM
A 1976 triptych painting by Francis Bacon brought a whopping $86.28 million Wednesday night at Sotheby’s big spring contemporary art sale.
Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82	Rauschenberg, Robert	5/14/2008 3:50 PM
Mr. Rauschenberg, who time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, defied the traditional idea that an artist stick to one medium or style.
Dance: Rauschenberg and Dance, Partners for Life	Rauschenberg, Robert	5/14/2008 12:44 AM
Something inherently theatrical about him prompted Robert Rauschenberg to his boldest, freshest conceptions on stage.
At Christie’s, Bidding Is Strong for Even a House	Christie's	5/14/2008 12:31 AM
At Christie’s, bidders paid top dollar for everything from an abstract canvas by Mark Rothko to a painting of a naked fat woman by Lucian Freud.
Architecture: Redesigning a Building to Preserve Peace in the Neighborhood	Landmarks Preservation Commission	5/13/2008 9:32 PM
Should the plan for the Parke-Bernet Gallery building be approved, it would only underscore the bizarre thinking behind decisions governing historic landmark cases today.
Art Review: An Artist’s Concocted World, Starring Himself, Is Too True to Be Real	Art	5/12/2008 9:43 PM
“Mike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White (and other collaborators)” is a terrifically entertaining and philosophically compelling survey, at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, of Mr. Smith’s 30-year career.
Art: How to Think Like a Surreal Cartoonist	Writing and Writers	5/13/2008 10:58 AM
In her two-day writer’s workshop, Lynda Barry sings, tells jokes, acts out characters and even dances a creditably sensual hula.
At a Haven for Creative Souls, a Prolific Talent Is Affirmed	Hotel Chelsea	5/12/2008 10:59 AM
An eccentric, lost talent was revived at the Chelsea Hotel when the lives of two artists, a generation apart, intersected.
Exhibition Review: Mystics and Militants: A Look at the Rastafari Kingdom	Rastafari	5/9/2008 11:07 PM
“Discovering Rastafari!” at the Smithsonian’s Natural History museum reveals far more about Rastafarian culture than familiar symbols and the show’s modest size might suggest.
Arts, Briefly: Design Change Sought for King Memorial	King, Martin Luther Jr	5/10/2008 6:47 AM
The United States Commission of Fine Arts has asked the creators of a sculpture of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Washington Mall to change it.

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