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    Web Roundup: Richard Prince and Instagram

    How would you feel if you walked into an art gallery and saw a selfie you’d posted on Instagram printed out six feet tall… and selling for $90,000? If you went to the Frieze Art Fair in New York earlier this month, it could’ve happened. Artist Richard Prince was behind the pictures. We discuss that and more in our weekly web roundup.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 28, 2015 • 1 min read

    How would you feel if you walked into an art gallery and saw a selfie you’d posted on Instagram printed out six feet tall… and selling for $90,000? If you went to the Frieze Art Fair in New York earlier this month, it could’ve happened. Artist Richard Prince was behind the pictures. We discuss that and more in our weekly web roundup.

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    FIFA Fans, New Era For Old King Drew Hospital and Richard Prince
    1. 0:00FIFA Fans: Why So Forgiving?
    2. 12:27Checking In on the Pope
    3. 21:22New Hospital, New Hope to Replace King Drew Medical Center
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    4 of 4
    FIFA Fans, New Era For Old King Drew Hospital and Richard Prince
    1. 0:00FIFA Fans: Why So Forgiving?
    2. 12:27Checking In on the Pope
    3. 21:22New Hospital, New Hope to Replace King Drew Medical Center
    4. 37:34Web Roundup: Richard Prince and InstagramYou’re reading this
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