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Abroad: No Rescue, Yet, for Airport That Saved Berlin	Berlin (Germany)	5/19/2008 10:31 PM
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the historic, American-led airlift to supply a besieged capital, the mayor is planning to close the airport by year’s end.
Huntington Hartford, A. & P. Heir, Dies at 97	Hartford, Huntington	5/19/2008 10:23 PM
Mr. Hartford inherited a fortune from the A. & P. grocery business and lost most of it chasing his dreams as an entrepreneur, arts patron and man of leisure.
Artists Absorb Israel’s Six Decades, and Move On	Art	5/18/2008 9:23 PM
“Real Time: Art in Israel, 1998-2008,” at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, is an ambitious, sometimes macabre and often witty show.
Arts, Briefly: The Mystery Art Buyer	Art	5/19/2008 9:43 PM
Who bought the 1976 Francis Bacon painting “Triptych” for $86.3 million and the 1995 Lucian Freud painting “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping” for $33.6 million last week at Sotheby’s in New York?
Art: A Man Who Loves Big Museums	Art	5/19/2008 9:04 AM
In Chicago, a passionate advocate of the international trade of antiquities.
The Medium: Pixels at an Exhibition	YouTube.com	5/16/2008 8:03 AM
Art, mystery and the meaning of YouTube.
Matter: Hedging Their Bets	Home Furnishings	5/16/2008 6:22 AM
To keep up with the times, a venerable English antiques company goes back to its roots.
Will Elder, Cartoonist of Satiric Gifts and Overpopulated Scenes, Dies at 86	Cartoons and Cartoonists	5/18/2008 1:32 AM
Mr. Elder, whose frantic, gag-filled illustrations helped to define the comic identity of Mad magazine, was also a creator of the Playboy cartoon serial “Little Annie Fanny.”
Possessed: A Family Relic, Thoroughly Modern	Caniato, Michele	5/16/2008 8:43 PM
Michele Caniato, the president of Material ConneXion, and his family relic.
Magicians Ask: What’s Up His Sleeve?	Gaughan, John	5/17/2008 1:12 AM
Creating illusions for famous performers while (poof!) keeping out of sight.
Exhibition Review: Rethinking Locally: New Jersey Opens Big Museum Doors Again	New Jersey State Museum	5/16/2008 9:43 PM
The New Jersey State Museum’s main building reopens in Trenton on Saturday after four years of renovation, but appeals for celebration are premature.
Art Review: Unwrapping the Secrets of Ordinary Objects	Dreher, Peter	5/16/2008 9:31 PM
“Here’s the Thing: The Single Object Still Life” is a visually and philosophically engaging exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art.
Art Review: When Artworks Collide	Art	5/15/2008 11:05 PM
“Who’s Afraid of Jasper Johns?,” a group show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in Chelsea, is the latest proof that you don’t have to be a museum to shake things up.
Exhibition Review \| 'The Horse': Man’s Best Friend, Hoofed Department	American Museum of Natural History	5/16/2008 8:34 AM
Without horses, where would we be? The answer is revealed in a sprawling, charming and illuminating exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History.
Art: Rauschenberg Got a Lot From the City and Left a Lot Behind	Art	5/16/2008 11:06 AM
Here’s what’s on view right now and what will be brought out of storage or rearranged to honor Robert Rauschenberg in the coming weeks.
Art Review: From Around the Globe, a Mustering of the Tribes	Art	5/16/2008 12:45 PM
The New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show assembles a forceful, entrancing ensemble of tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia and North and South America.
Art Review \| 'Polaroids: Mapplethorpe': Spontaneity Was the Medium and the Message	Photography	5/15/2008 11:10 PM
The beloved instant photograph could not have hoped for a better sendoff than the Whitney Museum’s exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s Polaroids.
Inside Art: Bacon’s ‘Dyer’ Expected to Attract Big Numbers	Art	5/15/2008 11:06 PM
At Sotheby’s contemporary-art auction in London, one of the star paintings will be a portrait of George Dyer, Francis Bacon’s companion, who committed suicide in 1971.
Antiques: Tending to the Legacy of a Deco Master	Art	5/15/2008 11:11 PM
Jules Leleu never achieved the international fame of other 20th-century French designers, but he was just as successful and probably more prolific.
Art in Review	Art	5/15/2008 11:09 PM
The New York Photo Festival in Dumbo, Brooklyn, Elizabeth Peyton at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise and Josephine Meckseper at Elizabeth Dee Gallery.
After a Hectic Week, a Partylike Evening at Phillips de Pury Brings in $59 Million	Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg	5/16/2008 12:04 AM
The sum seemed small compared with Sotheby’s and Christie’s totals on Tuesday. But it was a respectable result, and of the 64 works up for sale, only 9 failed to sell.
Museum and Gallery Listings		5/15/2008 11:20 PM
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.
Bacon Triptych Auctioned for Record $86 Million	Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated\|BID\|NYSE	5/14/2008 10:50 PM
A 1976 triptych by Francis Bacon brought $86.3 million on Wednesday night at Sotheby’s, becoming the most expensive work of contemporary art ever sold at auction.
Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82	Rauschenberg, Robert	5/14/2008 3:50 PM
Mr. Rauschenberg, who time and again reshaped art in the 20th century, defied the traditional idea that an artist stick to one medium or style.
Dance: Rauschenberg and Dance, Partners for Life	Rauschenberg, Robert	5/14/2008 12:44 AM
Something inherently theatrical about him prompted Robert Rauschenberg to his boldest, freshest conceptions on stage.