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Painting of Zuma Draws Attacks in South Africa	Zuma, Jacob G	5/22/2012 11:30 PM
“The Spear” appears to show President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, and the African National Congress is trying to force a gallery to remove it.
Dispute Over Bill to Protect Art Lent to Museums	Art	5/22/2012 11:00 AM
Museum directors are hoping new legislation gives borrowed artwork more protection from lawyers and former owners seeking the return of pieces that were looted.
Arts \| Long Island: ‘The Persistence of Pollock’ Is at the Pollock-Krasner House	Art	5/21/2012 4:07 PM
“The Persistence of Pollock,” at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, showcases 13 pieces that reflect the enduring influence of Jackson Pollock, who was born 100 years ago.
ArtsBeat: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Gets Major Gift of Photographs and Other Works	Ansel Adams	5/22/2012 2:55 PM
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has received a bonanza from one of its longtime trustees, including 6,000 photographs by Charles Sheeler, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams.
ArtsBeat: Parrish Art Museum to Open New Building in November	Art	5/21/2012 4:02 PM
The Parrish Art Museum, in Water Mill, N.Y., will have almost three times as much exhibition space when it opens on Nov. 10.
ArtsBeat: Federal Judge Strikes Down California's Art Royalties Law	California Resale Royalties Act	5/21/2012 3:40 PM
A U.S. District Court judge struck down as unconstitutional a California law on Thursday that gave artists a portion of the profits when their work was resold.
Design: Cooking Up a Cleaner, Safer Open-Fire Stove	Design	5/21/2012 1:27 AM
A growing number of designers are applying their skills and entrepreneurial zeal to empower the billions of people who lack basic products and services.
Frederick J. Brown, Painter of Musicians, Dies at 67	Brown, Frederick J	5/22/2012 1:37 PM
Mr. Brown explored the relationship between music and painting in portraits of hundreds of jazz and blues artists.
Architecture Review: Fighting Crime With Architecture in Medellín, Colombia	Medellin (Colombia)	5/21/2012 1:18 PM
Medellín, Colombia, once famed for murder and cocaine, is now drawing notice for its ambitious urban projects, many aimed at easing life in the city’s slums.
Barbara D’Arcy White, Interior Design Guru, Dies at 84	D'Arcy White, Barbara	5/22/2012 4:07 PM
Ms. D’Arcy was an interior decorator whose eclectic sense of style helped change Americans’ taste in home furnishings in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, when she worked at Bloomingdale’s.