Stories of the week:

  • Jackson Pollock’s Mural traveling to the Getty Center to receive 18 month restoration and conservation.
  • The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) fires chief curator Paul Schimmel.
  • Christopher Knight discusses Paul Schimmel’s firing.  As does Tyler Green.
  • LACMA cuts hours and employment.
  • RIP Ivan Karp, who died of natural causes at age 86.
  • Artnet Magazine sadly ceases publication due to economic reasons after being online for sixteen years.
  • Two shareholders of Artnet weighing a bid to acquire it, however founder Hans Neuendorf opposes a takeover.
  • The United States returns seven stolen art works  worth millions of dollars to Italy.
  • Bust of Rodin, sculpted by Camille Claudel, recovered 13 years after it was stolen from French museum.
  • Picasso vandal Uriel Landeros wanted by police – charged by DA for criminal mischief and felony graffiti.
  • A piece of Edward Sorel’s famous mural inside the Waverly Inn has been damaged due to fire in basement.
  • Dealer accused of conning client into buying fake $2.5M Whiteley claims too depressed to defend herself.
  • Tehran has just hosted the first contemporary art auction in Iran.
  • The oldest (~20,000 years) known samples of pottery have been unearthed in southern China.
  • Christo’s Over The River project will be carefully scrutinized for its potential impact on traffic on U.S. 50.
  • Barclays Bank has generated data that proves that the art market is highly psychological and social.
  • Gallery Girls reality show premiering soon on Bravo TV.
  • William Poundstone’s first reactions to the completed Levitated Mass installation.
  • ARTINO interviews Barry McGee on occasion of his Prism Gallery show and Berkeley Museum Retrospective.
  • WSJ discusses role David Choe’s artwork played at the Facebook offices.
  • Keith Haring’s artwork featured on male sex toys by Tenga.
  • Benjamin Millepied collaborating with Mark Bradford on a choreographed dance performance at MOCA.
  • A look at the special edition packs of the newest issue of VNA featuring Anthony Lister.
  • Risk interviews Seen in Paris.
  • Eric Fortune shows a step by stop process for one of his new paintings.
  • The Walk & Talk street art festival announces their lineup for 2012.
  • Aurel Schmidt talks her tow favorite subjects – art and sex.
  • The Chelsea Hotel in Stockholm offers rooms for art.
  • New print from ASKEW.
  • Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen lands the cover of the new issue of Hi-Fructose.
  • Sour Harvest interviews Caia Koopman, David Cooley, and Sarah Joncas.
  • A test of faith by Slinkachu in Antwerp.
  • Brad Downey and Akay doing work for the Fame Festival.
  • Fafi works on a little something with Katy Perry.
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