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Crimes of the Art
On this week's art crime blotter: Brothers trying to offload fake Goya get conned, gallery manager siphons off $450,000 from Botero sale, and French thieves make off with the King of Siam's crown.
Benjamin Sutton
Guide
Your Concise Guide to Armory Week 2015
It's time for the art world's annual migration to the far, far, far west side of Midtown Manhattan for the Armory Show and its many satellite art fairs.
News
Real Estate Company Will Relocate Galleries in Brooklyn's Dumbo Neighborhood
The lion's share of the art galleries in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood, long housed along a hallway on the second floor of 111 Front Street, will move this spring.
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ISIS Destroys Mosul Museum Collection and Ancient Assyrian Statues [UPDATED]
A video released on Thursday by ISIS shows members of the terrorist organization destroying ancient Assyrian artifacts at the Mosul Museum and the nearby Nineveh archaeological site.
In Brief
Arts Nonprofits Pool Their Know-How to Tackle Non-Artsy Problems
New York City, for all its wealthy patrons, charitable foundations, and municipal support systems, is a treacherous place for arts non-profits.
Art
The New Museum's Triennial Surrounds the Audience with Too Much Art
The New Museum's third triennial, Surround Audience, is not nearly as immersive as its title suggests, and it sabotages many of the most conventional two-dimensional and sculptural works on view.
News
Crimes of the Art
On this week's art crime blotter: Cops don't care for anti-cop mural, misattribution embarrasses Toronto art detectives, and an ice sculpture smasher is on the loose.
In Brief
Smashed Conceptual Art Water Fountain Will Flow Again
Michael Asher's understated drinking fountain sculpture on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus was recently destroyed by a masked vandal, but officials at the school plan to rebuild it.
In Brief
Rare Pearl Fished Out of Seafood Stew Heads to Auction
A jelly bean–size pearl that could have broken a Massachusetts cop's teeth when it turned up in his seafood stew could break records when it heads to auction next month.
In Brief
Egypt Customs Officials Seize Street Art Books for "Instigating Revolt"
Egyptian customs officials in Alexandria have reportedly seized a shipment of 400 copies of the art book Walls of Freedom: Street Art of the Egyptian Revolution, over fears that it might incite rebellion.
Art
The 6 Issues That Will Guide the Future of Museums
A new report from the Center for the Future of Museums identifies six trends that will shape the ways institutions do business, engage viewers, handle their collections, and renovate their buildings in the years and decades to come.
In Brief
When Arty Music Videos Rip Off Artists
Another day, another artist's work is put to commercial use without permission.