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The Religious Imagery Stitched Through The 2018 Met Gala

Some celebrities' nods to the religious theme were obvious. Others needed a closer look.
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Catholic Priest Praised As 'Best Dressed Dude' At Met Gala For Just Living His Life

Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and author, took the comments in stride.
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Exclusive Photos From The Met Gala That You Won't See Anywhere Else

This year's theme was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”
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Big Pharma Donation To The Met Prompts Protesters To Throw Pill Bottles, Hold Die-In

Demonstrators demanded that the Sackler family fund treatment for OxyContin addiction.
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Michelangelo The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Went To The Met To See Michelangelo

This is AWESOME!!!
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The Met Museum Is Changing Its Pay-As-You-Wish Admission Policy

For the first time in nearly 50 years, out-of-towners will have to pay a set price to enter the public museum.
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Chuck Close Is A Giant Of The Art World. He's Allegedly Also A 'F**king Pervert.'

Artist Julia Fox was honored to model for Close. Then, she says, he told her, "Your p***y looks delicious."
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In The #MeToo Era, Do These Paintings Still Belong In A Museum?

Museum educators are grappling with the future of art history's problematic faves.
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Met Museum Refuses To Remove Painting Petition Claims 'Sexualizes' Girl

"Therese Dreaming" is "evocative" and disturbing, petition says.
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Why A $450 Million Painting Of Jesus Worries Art Historians

The artwork has been hotly debated for years, but its sale signals one thing absolutely: a "very unequal, even obscene distribution of wealth in the world."
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