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Minneapolis Tussles Over Peavey Plaza	Architecture	5/16/2012 7:30 PM
Preservationists and Minneapolis city planners are at odds over a proposal to demolish and replace a Modernist public plaza opened in 1975.
New Delay in Opening Museum for African Art	Museums	5/16/2012 1:28 PM
The Museum for African Art has been forced to delay the opening of its new location in East Harlem because it has not raised enough money.
Critic’s Notebook: Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran in ‘Bleed,’ at Whitney	Music	5/16/2012 1:43 PM
Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran collaborated in “Bleed,” a limited residency at the Whitney Biennial last week.
Latin Pop Group Maná Draws Adoring Crowds	Music	5/16/2012 6:40 PM
Maná, a rock group that sings only in Spanish, has been attracting fans, both recent immigrants and others, in the United States for decades.
Critic’s Notebook: The Centennial of Gil Evans Brings Two Big Jazz Events	Music	5/16/2012 10:00 PM
Two events and an album commemorate the pioneering bandleader and arranger Gil Evans, born 100 years ago this week.
Lindsay Lohan and Her ‘Liz & Dick’ Role	Television	5/16/2012 6:53 PM
The producer of “Liz & Dick,” a television film about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, says some of Taylor’s friends aren’t happy about his casting Lindsay Lohan.
ArtsBeat: Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial	Eisenhower, Dwight David	5/16/2012 12:32 PM
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.
Front Row: Art’s Turn on the Catwalk	Fashion and Apparel	5/16/2012 9:18 PM
The artist K8 Hardy is preparing a fashion show for the Whitney that aims to provoke questions.