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• The camera that went to the moon and changed how we see it
  Astronaut Walter Schirra's decision to bring a Swedish-made Hasselblad on his Mercury spaceflight set the course for NASA's choice of the camera for the Apollo lunar program.July 13, 2019
• Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright
  Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figure," a judge ruled Monday.July 2, 2019
• Shadowy exhibits added to Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
  Artists Seitu Jones and Ta-coumba Aiken have installed a series of shadow representations in the sidewalks commemorating Minneapolitans the artists consider significant but overlooked.June 20, 2019
• Art Hounds: Peeling back the brick walls of Theatre in the Round
  This week on Art Hounds: a new mural fools the eye, a play takes a man's love for his dog to extremes and an art exhibition explores Rondo neighborhood's vibrant history.June 20, 2019
• Minneapolis dedicates Dakota artwork at Bde Maka Ska
  The public artwork honors a Dakota village from the 1830s that was next to the lake. Minneapolis city officials said the idea, years in the making, was to acknowledge the first people to call the area home.June 8, 2019
• A new sculpture in sticks takes shape in Chaska
  Patrick Dougherty's medium of choice made the Landscape Arboretum the perfect venue for his work.May 24, 2019
• Likelihood grows that St. Olaf has a painting by Munch
  Scientific analysis showed that the pigments used in the painting were consistent with the expressionist's time period and style.April 10, 2019
• Thieves steal famous painting from Italian church -- but don't worry, it's a fake
  After authorities were tipped off about the potential heist, they replaced the Flemish masterpiece with a replica.March 17, 2019
• Painter's exhibit pays tribute to Standing Rock protests
  Anishinaabe artist Jim Denomie says he saw parallels between the clash over the Dakota Access pipeline and the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee.February 20, 2019
• Art Hounds: Winona's Frozen River Film Festival
  Plus, Art Hounds recommend Theater 55's production of the musical "Hair" and an exhibition of photographs made with a giant pinhole camera.January 31, 2019
• Acclaimed local artist chosen for official Dayton portrait
  Departing Gov. Mark Dayton, who once regarded the process of having his portrait done to be 'trivial,' has selected a Minnesota-based artist to put his face on canvas.December 27, 2018
• Remove or keep a statue? South Africa debates painful legacy
  The tussle over the statue's fate goes to the heart of a discussion in South Africa over whether relics of white domination should be scrapped or kept as reminders of a harsh past.December 16, 2018
• Forecast Public Art looks back on 40 years of creativity
  In its decades of life, the organization has worked to connect artists to communities that need them.December 5, 2018
• 'Picasso' found under tree in Romania appears to be hoax
  "The supposed lost Picasso was put there by two Belgian theater makers," said a journalist who had accompanied the Romanian novelist who thought she had found the painting.November 19, 2018
• Six years after museum heist, missing Picasso painting possibly found in Romania
  Thieves entered Rotterdam's Kunsthal in 2012 and made off with seven paintings, allegedly later burned in an oven by the ringleader's mother. Now the story has taken another strange turn.November 18, 2018

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