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Art Review: Klimt’s 150th Anniversary, at Neue Galerie	Art	5/24/2012 6:03 PM
Gustav Klimt and his 1907 portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer are the centerpieces of a 150th-anniversary celebration at the Neue Galerie.
Exhibition Review: ‘Beer Here,’ on Brewing, at New-York Historical Society	Beer	5/24/2012 5:17 PM
A slightly intoxicating new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, “Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History,” ends in a small Beer Hall, where you can imbibe.
Inside Art: Dia Outlines Plan for Building in Chelsea	Art	5/24/2012 4:00 PM
The Dia Art Foundation plans to combine three buildings on West 22nd Street in a design by Roger Duffy.
ArtsBeat: Lacma's Rock Gets an Official Opening, Finally	Levitated Mass	5/23/2012 1:43 PM
The art installation "Levitated Mass," beset by numerous delays, is scheduled to open to the public on June 24.
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.
Painting of Zuma Draws Attacks in South Africa	Zuma, Jacob G	5/23/2012 9:50 AM
“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.
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.