The achievement of the renovation is that it hasn't forsaken any of that spark, while making a powerful statement that American art deserves the same respect as the Old Masters and Impressionists in its collection.

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This serves to counter Romantic (and, some would say, ultimately male) myths about the self-sufficiency of art, thus offering a subtle statement of her own feminist aesthetic.

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However, the Tower Hamlets borough council issued a statement on Thursday describing the Art Fund's move as a "desperate PR stunt".

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The Main Building, which is the centerpiece of a federally designated historic district in the Clinton Hill neighborhood, houses fine-art classes and studios in addition to administrative offices, the Pratt statement said.

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"After the attempted sale ... the FBI's knowledge of the art's whereabouts is limited, " the FBI said in a statement released Monday.

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In 2009, Deutsche Bank signed a deal to be the lead sponsor for the Art HK fair for "up to five years, " according to the statement released at the time of announcement.

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"Today's indictment brings us one step closer to bringing an international art caper to a close, " New York County District Attorney Cy Vance said in the statement.

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"It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st Century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems, " he said in a statement.

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" No pre-1945 works were included in the 1961 Museum of Modern Art retrospective exhibition, curated jointly by Peter Selz and Rothko, thus making "the public statement that his mature work originated in 1945.

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