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Cold Take Ep. 11: Rebuilding Gaza, Iran's Imprisoned Women in Paint, and a Dealer Takes On Art Basel
A leaner episode from a slow news week — Urgent Matter spent most of it building the August print edition — but the stories run deep.Adam and Colton open on the Second Circuit's ruling that set designer Michael Hayden waited too long to sue Jeff Koons over the snake sculpture at the center of his "Made in Heaven" series — the one built for Italian porn star turned politician Ilona Staller, better known as Cicciolina. The court never reached whether Koons actually infringed, which raises the question of how artists protect work they sell outright.From there it's into federal spending records…
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