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Robert Rauschenberg, Titan of American Art, Is Dead at 82	Art	5/13/2008 9:03 AM
The irrepressibly prolific artist, who time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, died Monday night.
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	5/9/2008 7:29 PM
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.
Art Review \| 'Double Album': Two Boys Past Adolescence Still Just Being Boys	Art	5/8/2008 11:01 PM
The New Museum’s intermittently interesting but ultimately disappointing exhibit features two artists in their 40s who share a fascination with male adolescence.