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Critic’s Notebook: ‘Leonardo Live’ Puts London Exhibition on Screen	Art	2/16/2012 12:24 AM
For fans of Leonardo da Vinci who did not get to see the blockbuster show of his work at the National Gallery London, there’s a film. Roberta Smith considers.
‘The Ungovernables,’ the New Museum’s Triennial Show	Art	2/15/2012 1:47 PM
Adrián Villar Rojas’s work is among some hard-to-describe showstoppers at “The Ungovernables,” the New Museum’s Triennial, opening on Wednesday.
Lillian Bassman, Fashion and Fine-Art Photographer, Dies at 94	Bassman, Lillian	2/16/2012 1:47 AM
In the 1990s, reinterpretations of Ms. Bassman’s photographs found a new generation of admirers, and a full-fledged revival of her career ensued, with gallery shows and international exhibitions.
ArtsBeat: MoMA Plans Kraftwerk Retrospective	Kraftwerk	2/15/2012 2:05 PM
"Kraftwerk-Retrospective 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8" will take place on eight consecutive days in April, and feature live performances of works from the electronic music group's eight albums.
ArtsBeat: Senator Requests Smithsonian Travel Records	Smithsonian	2/15/2012 8:37 AM
Senator Grassey has requested travel documents for the Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough.
ArtsBeat: J. Paul Getty Museum Appoints New Director	Getty Museum	2/14/2012 3:50 PM
Timothy Potts, a specialist in ancient art and a veteran museum hand, will be its new director.
Museum Review: Mob Museum Opens in Las Vegas	Museums	2/15/2012 11:47 AM
In a city the lords of organized crime once ruled, they are finally getting something close to the museum they deserve: the Mob Museum.
Art: Jim Linderman Collects It All, Vintage Sleaze to Baptism Photos	Photography	2/12/2012 9:28 AM
Jim Linderman trolls flea markets, eBay and antiques stores, mining the margins of vintage popular culture. Some of his finds wind up in New York museums.
Architecture: A Proposal for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden	Architecture	2/12/2012 4:22 PM
Remedying the calamity that is Penn Station by moving Madison Square Garden to the Javits Center site is a way to bring back light and airy glory to New York’s transportation hub.
Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln Is Deemed a Hoax	Lincoln, Mary Todd	2/14/2012 1:00 AM
The serene portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln that hung for 32 years in the Illinois governor’s mansion, and the touching tale accompanying it, are false.