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A Town Is Not a Museum, Appeals Court Rules
In settling the dispute of where one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century is buried, a ruling last week declared that a town can't be treated like a museum.
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Getty Unveils Unpublished Cache of Joseph Cornell's Letters
Joseph Cornell's curious admirers now have something to get excited about, thanks to the Getty Research Institute’s announcement yesterday that it has acquired a cache of 33 previously unpublished letters between Cornell and one of his first assistants, Susanna De Maria Wilson.
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Cultural Workers in Turkey Prepare for Hunger Strike over Underemployment
Cultural workers in Turkey are set to go on hunger strike in protest of their unemployment and its endangerment of the country's vulnerable cultural resources.
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750-Year-Old City Founded by Genghis Khan's Grandson Is Unearthed
It's hard to imagine a time when present-day Russia didn't exist. But along the banks of the Volga River in modern-day Saratov, a reminder is being unearthed.
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After Walkout, CalArts Students Organize Against Administration
LOS ANGELES — In the great hall of the central building at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) last Thursday, hundreds of students gathered to work through the aftermath of an alleged rape.
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Affordable Housing Plan Threatens Parisian Street Art Haven
The tiny, two-block-long Rue Dénoyez in Paris's 20th arrondissement has been one of the French capital's foremost street art venues for years, but two subsidized housing projects could spell the end for this plein air gallery.
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Frick Garden and Watts Towers Listed Among Most Endangered US Art Landscapes
The Frick Collection's Russell Page–designed garden, planned for destruction as part of the Manhattan museum's expansion project, is one of 11 land-based art pieces announced as under threat this week by the Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF).
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In Maryland Wizard Statue, Some See Salve for Recession Woes — but Not All Are Enchanted
An eight-foot-tall sculpture of a wizard in a couple's front yard has sparked a debate in the village of Oakland Mills, Maryland, about what constitutes appropriate neighborhood statuary, who has the power to decide what is and isn't art, and whether or not the towering sorcerer could help lift the
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Art Movements
This week in art news: Protests held over "anti-semitic" opera, Swiss bank accused of profiting from Nazi loot, and the Henry Ford Museum acquired an Apple-1 computer for $905,000.
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NASA Releases Audio of Space Exploration into the Public Domain
A cosmic collection of sounds from space exploration is now available in the public domain. NASA has launched a sound library starting with over 60 samples of mission control, rockets firing, Sputnik beeping along in orbit, and the eerie harmonies of the universe.
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Bargain-Basement Marilyn Minter Knockoffs for Four-Star Hotel
The Loews Hollywood Hotel on Los Angeles's Highland Avenue may look like just another generic hotel, but its lobby benefits from some extra glitter and grit thanks to a pair of large-scale photographs by New York artist Marilyn Minter. Or, rather, its lobby features two large photos tailor-made to l
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CalArts Students Stage Walkout Over Sexual Assault
Students at the California Institute of the Arts — CalArts, as it's more popularly known — are staging a walkout at 3 o'clock this afternoon in protest of the school's handling of sexual assault cases. The action, organized by a group of about 20 students, will be followed by a student-led community