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Architecture Review: Fighting Crime With Architecture in Medellín, Colombia	Medellin (Colombia)	5/19/2012 10:04 AM
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.
Arts \| Long Island: ‘The Persistence of Pollock’ Is at the Pollock-Krasner House	Art	5/19/2012 6:26 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.
Arts \| New Jersey: ‘Canutopia’ Exhibition, by Ming Fay, at the Grounds for Sculpture	Sculpture	5/19/2012 6:26 PM
The sculptor Ming Fay, who has been interpreting nature for decades, has an exhibition, “Canutopia,” at the Grounds for Sculpture through February 2013.
ArtsBeat: Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial	Eisenhower, Dwight David	5/17/2012 8:18 AM
The changes came in response to concerns that a youthful statue failed to represent the former president’s significant achievements.
ArtsBeat: Knoedler Seeks to Have Lawsuit Over Disputed Painting Dismissed	Art	5/15/2012 2:05 PM
A collector says he was sold a fake Jackson Pollock painting.
ArtsBeat: Painting Made With Blood of Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty Is Sold	Amy Winehouse	5/14/2012 10:07 AM
"Ladylike," a painting for which Amy Winehouse contributed a minimalist self-portrait and which uses an artistic technique Pete Doherty calls "arterial splatter," yielded only about half the price it was expected to draw at an auction in London.
Arts \| Westchester: ‘The Westchester Biennial 2012’ Showcases New and Diverse Art	Art	5/19/2012 6:26 PM
Every two years since 1998, the Castle Gallery at the College of New Rochelle has presented a juried exhibition of works of artists based in Westchester County. This year, 21 artists are represented.
Maryhill Museum of Art, With Revenue From the Wind	Maryhill Museum of Art	5/18/2012 11:27 PM
Financed partly by income from wind turbines, an addition is helping the rural Maryhill Museum of Art in Washington State attract new visitors — and survive.
Barbara D’Arcy White, Interior Design Guru, Dies at 84	White, Barbara D'Arcy	5/18/2012 10:07 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.
11th Havana Biennial Attracts Americans	Havana Biennial	5/18/2012 11:24 PM
With fewer travel restrictions to Cuba, more than 1,300 Americans — collectors, curators, dealers and others — have registered to attend this year’s Havana Biennial, close to the high reached in 2000.