• One of Andy Warhol’s Double Elvises will go up for auction at Sotheby’s in May.
  • Fascinating article about previously missing paintings found in Wildenstein’s vault.
  • Dallas couple pleads guilty to $3 Million art-based fraud scheme.
  • Alleged art forger Matthew Taylor pleads not-guilty to $2 million fraud.
  • French police arrest alleged forger of Jean Prouvé works.
  • Restorer of da Vinci’s The Last Supper may have “blundered” in restoring figure of Christ.
  • Lawyers appealing against a controversial copyright ruling concerning composition and angling.
  • Artwork (including work by Larry Rivers) from Chelsea Hotel missing.
  • Artists such as Emin, Wearing, and Gormley get together to help combat homelessness.
  • Art Critics’ Association announces awards for best shows of 2011 – including a 2010 show.
  • Roberta Smith reviews Adel Abdessemed’s Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf show.
  • Thea Westreich Wagner and husband announce museum beneficiaries of their art collection.
  • The Hammer Museum announces $100,000 prize for new LA biennial – 60 artists chosen.
  • Michael Govan discusses the direction of LACMA and the hugely popular Heizer rock.
  • MOCA working with James Franco and Mike D, respectively, on exhibitions.
  • Damien Hirst creating gallery in London to display personal art collection – to open in 2014.
  • Jeff Koons starting construction on his 21,500 sq-ft Richard Alcott designed NYC home.
  • Harwood Museum of Art in Taos to show early (considered atypical) works by Agnes Martin.
  • The USPS censors Maurizio Cattelan designed Vice cover due to dildo.
  • Hernan Bas works with Louis Vuitton on A Traveller installation.
  • Alex Prager wins Foam Paul Huf Award 2012.

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  • Interesting article on LA graffiti, vandalism, and tagging and its affiliation with gang culture.
  • RETNA donates $5,000 to program that teaches and helps at-risk youth.
  • Banksy may have plagiarized in his 2004 book Cut It Out and author is seeking credit.
  • Anthony Lister has a new auction record set in an Australian sale.
  • Deth P. Sun had a soldout print for Tiny Showcase.
  • Gregory Euclide documenting a new piece he is working on.
  • Tim O’Brien reveals he’s behind the new Hunger Games logo.
  • Dan May paints an even more realistic human figure.
  • Late Light, a new print from Michael Page.