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Kenny Scharf Opens Up About His Recent Graffiti Arrest
Early Saturday morning, at 1:06am according to police, artist Kenny Scharf, 55, was apprehended by the NYPD for graffiti in Brooklyn's East Williamsburg industrial park.
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Opinion
No, Accepting Art Donations for Marijuana Is Not Legal
In a surprising new business model for art galleries, a space named 530 Gallery on Santa Fe Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, was caught offering free marijuana to anyone who donated to the gallery, reports CBS.
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Feds Raid NYC Gallery Allegedly Involved in High-Stakes Poker Games, Art Fraud [UPDATED]
The New York Times is reporting that Federal agents have raided an Upper East Side art gallery, Helly Nahmad Gallery, as part of an investigation into a gambling operation that included "high-stakes poker games."
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The Decapitation of Margaret Thatcher, the Statue
When I was in London last January, I had the chance to visit a hidden gem — well, depending on how you define "gem" — of a sculpture in the Guildhall Art Gallery in central London. Neil Simmons' marble likeness of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has a very pretentious (as you might e
Opinion
Following Child Indecency Convictions, Artist's Work Removed from Tate
Art museums are known to show and uphold some artists whose work continually incites controversy, among them Robert Mapplethorpe and Chris Ofili. But when does art become too controversial for a museum to openly support or display it? The artist Graham Ovenden, who became famous in the U.K. in the 1
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FBI Amps Up Efforts for 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Art Theft
Today, the FBI announced that they have identified possible suspects in the shocking 1990 Isabella Gardner Stewart Museum heist of $500m worth of art, including three works by Rembrant, Vermeer’s "The Concert" (1658–1660), Govaert Flinck’s "Landscape with an Obelisk" (1638), five works by Edgar Dega
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Cy Twombly's Estate Accused of Overvaluation and Mismanagement
Artists' estates have their jobs cut out for them. The organizations have to manage artists' legacies, watching out for forgeries, validating works, and preserving their reputation while organizing the physical detritus artists inevitably leave behind — collections, unfinished works, studios, and ho
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Miami Pastor Indicted after Sending Fake Damien Hirst Paintings to Sotheby's
Damien Hirst’s Spot and Spin series of paintings might look like endless repetitions of the same thing, but, unfortunately for one Miami pastor, it’s still possible to tell a real from a fake. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has indicted Kevin Sutherland on charges of attempted grand larceny
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Islamist Rebels Burn Libraries Containing Thousands of Medieval Manuscripts
Islamic rebels set fire to two libraries containing tens of thousands of historic manuscripts on their way out of Timbuktu on Saturday. The full extent of the damage isn't known yet, but it seems clear that a good chunk of African medieval history has been destroyed.
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Three Arrests Made in Major Holland Art Heist
In October, seven works of art worth tens of millions of dollars, by artists ranging from Picasso to Matisse, Gauguin, and Lucian Freud, were stolen from the Kunsthal Rotterdam in Holland at 3 am. Three people have now been arrested in connection with the heist.
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Artist Prepares to Sue High Line Over Alleged Assault
The artist who claims that he was attacked by a maintenance employee on the High Line last month is planning to sue over the incident. Iddi Amadu, an immigrant from Ghana who sells his art on the High Line, is bringing a suit against Friends of the High Line, the organization that runs the park, as
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Police Arrest Teenager for Doodling
It makes sense that police, parents, teachers, and pretty much everyone would be extra vigilant after the horrific elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. But in Galloway Township, New Jersey, a high school student was arrested after simply doodling pictures of weapons in his notebook.