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A new exhibit at New York City’s PS1 art gallery is created from the camera-phone photos of visitors. Other artists are painting on buildings overlooking the Thames. The Takeaway’s culture critic, Mary Beth Williams, talks about the disappearing lines between artist, art and audience.

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