• Ron English’s Cathy Cowgirl premiered at the MoMA recently.
  • Authorities attempting to save derelict Van Gogh house and open it to visitors.
  • £3.6 mil. Magritte painting returned for ransom after being stolen at gunpoint over two years ago after the thieves discovered that the piece was too famous to be sold on black market.
  • Three paintings, including a Picasso and Modrian, stolen from Greece’s National Gallery.
  • Istanbul, Turkey turning into a hub for stolen Islamic Art.
  • George Clooney to star in The Monuments Men, a film about art work stolen by the Nazis.
  • Art dealer pleads guilty to forging appraisal documents before selling several prints purportedly by Damien Hirst that were in fact fakes.
  • The Velvet Underground suing the Andy Warhol Foundation over use of album banana design.
  • Rest in peace: John McWhinnie sadly passes away at the age of 43.
  • Ron Paul street art by Urban Alchemist discovered in Beverly HIlls and subsequently removed.
  • The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation proposes Helsinki as site for new art museum.
  • Attendence at MoMA declined last year by 11% while the Met saw an increase in visitors.
  • Billionaire art collector Steve Cohen joins the MOCA board.
  • Luhring Augustine set to open Bushwick location soon.
  • There may be affordable ways to complete Damien Hirst’s complete spot challenge.
  • Nicolas Berggruen sending several significant works on long-term loans to LACMA.
  • David Hockney backtracks regarding his statements critical of Damien Hirst’s use of assistants.
  • Yayoi Kusama to collaborate with Louis Vuitton on new products and design shop installations.
  • Cynthia Rowley and Olaf Breuning collaborate on a Hirst spot dress for Collette.
  • Nicely-done digital catalog for Mike Kelley and Richard Prince exhibition at Nyehaus.
  • Models wearing lingerie from French brand Etam run through Musée d’Orsay.
  • Anonymous craftivists yarn bombing guerrilla knitters invade NY – invited by Vogue Knitting.
  • JR’s Inside Out project reaches Haiti.
  • RETNA puts his mark on a Limo with his calligraphy.
  • A new interview with Jose Parla by Post New.
  • Vandalog interviews Chris Stain.
  • Dabs Myla paints a mural for the Agenda Show in Long Beach.
  • Natalia Fabia gets featured in Elle on occasion of her show at Jonathan Levine Gallery.
  • A peek at Brandi Milne’s sketchbook.
  • New prints from Tara McPherson.
  • 5-Feet Tall Gray Kid Dragon Fiberglass by Sam Flores
  • Animals in Alphabet, a project by designer and illustrator, Casey Girard.
  • Gary Taxali announces collaboration with the Royal Mint on six themed collectible coins.