In Brief
Art theft is the third-highest grossing criminal trade in the world, preceded only by drugs and weapons. This claim comes from a smart, extensive Newsweek article covering a three-day conference held at New York University Law School last month called "Art Crime and Cultural Heritage: Fakes, Forgeri
Art
LOS ANGELES — In John Altoon's current retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, curator Carol S. Eliel organizes a view of this Los Angeles artist's work that spans from his early beginnings in art — heavy strokes of more Cubist-type work — to his delicate, sexually charged ink and wat
Art
This week is all about transporting yourself.
Opinion
The summer issue of the Cairo Review of Global Affairs mingles various aspects of the political ferment in the Middle East with the world of art and aesthetics.
In Brief
A Chinese company is on the hunt for the world's largest rubber duck, last seen Wednesday floating on a river in southwest China, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Art
Fixed Unknowns, the current exhibition on the upper level of Taymour Grahne Gallery, breeds constant questioning of the image before the eyes.
Art
Finding Vivian Maier, the documentary about the nanny who's gained incredible posthumous fame for her previously unseen work as a photographer, was released this past weekend in the UK. But in addition to garnering reviews, it's also bringing a longstanding but little-covered conflict over Maier's w
In Brief
The American Royalties Too (ART) Act calls for the return of 5 percent of a work's resale value to its maker if it sells at auction for over $5,000, with royalties capped at $35,000.
Art
You don't have to look far in the art world to find something by Daniel Buren, the 76-year-old Frenchman best known for championing the ordinary stripe. A new work in Guadalajara, Mexico, takes that one step further.
Art
YEREVAN, Armenia — The Russians are not just trying to exert themselves in Ukraine; they are actively staking claims to their irredenta throughout their former territories. The opposition in Armenia has lacked the drama and intensity of the resistance in Ukraine and Georgia, but there is a small art
In Brief
Today would have been Marshall McLuhan's 103rd birthday.
Comics
I wanted to pretend I was a naturalist for the day.