• Jeff Koons’ $25 mil. train sculpture headed to NYC’s High Line after LACMA discards it?
  • RIP Anita Steckel, erotic female artist who received critical acclaim late in her life.
  • RIP critic Hilton Kramer.  Check out what Christopher Knight wrote about him in 1991.
  • Lawsuit filed against Gagosian Gallery uncovers revealing email about gallery negotiations.
  • China told Ai Wewei that he will not be given a public hearing regarding tax evasion penalty.
  • Bronze Lorax statue stolen from yard of 90-year-old widow of Dr. Seuss.
  • Policemen recover ancient illegally excavated marble statue from goat pen in Greece.
  • Controversial Leonardo restoration to be unveiled in major Louvre show.
  • MOCA having great financial troubles in Jeffrey Deitch’s first year in charge.
  • It was a good year – Sotheby’s CEO Ruprecht Earned $7 million in 2011 as sales increased.
  • Sotheby’s expanding presence and opening Hong Kong offices in May.
  • $100 mil. collection of David Pincus and wife Geraldine headed to Christie’s.
  • Richard Orjis outdoor sculpture repeatedly gets destroyed by lawnmowers.
  • Richard Neutra’s son selling off a precious family heirloom to save his childhood home.
  • Real storage wars – collector suing storage company for selling her Warhols illegally.
  • Man finds signed Picasso print for $14 at a thrift store.
  • Non-paying bidders a problem for Chinese auction market.
  • Nude gallery tours soon to be a reality in Australia.  All participants must be nude.
  • Lost Cézanne card player watercolor found in home of collector is headed to Christie’s.
  • Rembrandt’s portrait painting The Old Rabbi authenticated as one of pair
  • Chicago residents can now rent contemporary works of art from a city museum free-of-charge.
  • Group trying to save Paul Conrad’s Chain Reaction sculpture in Santa Monica.
  • Forbes’ Ten Expert Tips For Investing in the Art Market
  • All the money goes to the artist.  Damien Hirst might be capturing his entire market himself.
  • Fremont County commissioners approve a permit for Christo’s Over The River project.
  • Christopher Knight considers McNaughton’s painting of Obama burning Constitution junk.

  • Inspired by Banksy?  Artist smuggles painting into museum.
  • Banksy works net £400,000 at the Bonhams Urban Art Sale.
  • A new video feature with Nick Walker.
  • Ceramic work from Sam3.
  • Print release from ROIDS ahead of his upcoming show in May.
  • Still a chance to get the special screenprinted Conor Harrington VNA 18.
  • Os Gemeos talks to LA Weekly about their recent show at PRISM.
  • Corey Arnold featured at massive photo festival in Belgium called Wonderland.
  • A print release from Nate Frizzell is imminent.
  • Yoskay Yamamoto releasing pearl edition for his Screaming for the Sunrise figure.