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Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82	Rauschenberg, Robert	5/13/2008 9:40 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.
No Slowdown Evident at Christie’s Art Auction	Christie's	5/13/2008 9:40 PM
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.
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.
Art Review \| 'Superheroes': Power Dressing	Apparel	5/9/2008 12:10 PM
The Metropolitan Museum offers a playful look at comic book costumes and their influence on radical haute couture.
Art Review \| 'Life on Mars': An Alien Sighting on Planet Pittsburgh	Carnegie Museum of Art	5/9/2008 4:11 PM
Lately, it seems, biennial exhibitions don’t do much except sit there, looking good and offending no one. The 55th Carnegie International is no exception.
Art Review \| The International Fine Art Fair: Contemporary May be Hot, but Here the Focus Is on Comfort	Art	5/12/2008 10:12 PM
The International Fine Art Fair at the Park Avenue Armory, now in its 15th year, is a good place to find highly decorative examples of familiar styles.