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Damaged Celmins Painting Belongs to Chicago

By ARTINFO

Published: June 10, 2008
CHICAGO—The painting recently slashed with a key by a security guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art actually belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. Night Sky #2, by Vija Celmins, was originally reported as belonging to the Carnegie Museum, but was on loan from the AIC for "Life on Mars," the 2008 Carnegie International contemporary art show. AIC conservators are trying to determine if the 18-by-21 1/2-inch painting, which was returned to Chicago last week, is salvageable.
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