Wednesday’s Art Notes

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Britain’s Prince Charles dances with the residents of Tolasar village, outside Jodhpur on October 5, 2010. Prince Charles is on a four-day visit to India attended the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in New Delhi and will visit various parts of India. Photo by STR/ AFP/ Getty Images

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Artists protest in defense of the controversial Islamic culture center at Ground Zero in New York because they have a stake in its construction — artists studios and exhibition space are supposed to be part of the development, via The Art Newspaper.

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Filipino flight attendants use Lady Gaga to teach passengers safety rules, via Salon.

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An American man may be the unwitting owner of a Michelangelo pieta painting, via ARTINFO.

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The New York Times tells the story of a Brooklyn school named after Edward R. Murrow that had to scrap its TV production curriculum when it could not keep up with the financial demands of changing technology.

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