Record setting Francis Bacon painting
A staff member of Christie's in London walks past Francis Bacon's triptych of artist Lucian Freud last year. It later fetched $142 million, the highest auction price to date for an artwork.
View ArticleArt by Banksy
Banksy, the anonymous graffiti artist, has left his mark on streets and buildings all over the world. Sometimes playful, sometimes provocative, his artwork consistently causes a sensation.
View ArticleObama budget: Good for D.C. museums, not for NEA and arts grants
President Obama’s proposed federal budget for the coming 2014-15 fiscal year would lift spending 3.5% overall for the six main federal arts and culture agencies but provide no increase for the three...
View ArticleHolocaust survivor sues Germany in claim to a work in Nazi art trove
David Toren's U.S. suit against German and Bavarian authorities aims to recover a Max Liebermann work seized from among a stash of suspected Nazi-looted art.David Toren's U.S. suit against German and...
View ArticleMagna Carta returning to U.S. in run-up to its 800th anniversary
One of four known original 1215 versions of the Magna Carta is coming to the U.S. for stops in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., starting in July -- a preamble to the 800th anniversary of its June...
View ArticleSmithsonian Institution taps Cornell's president as next leader
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View ArticleWilliam Petersen among friends at Geffen Playhouse's 'Slowgirl'
'CSI' alum William Petersen, making his L.A. stage debut in 'Slowgirl,' and Geffen Playhouse's Randall Arney recount a shared theatrical history.'CSI' alum William Petersen, making his L.A. stage debut...
View ArticleGetty endowment rises to $6.2 billion for 2013
A 13.7% return on investments lifts the Getty Trust's bottom line to near record highs.A 13.7% return on investments lifts the Getty Trust's bottom line to near record highs.
View ArticleGetty Villa's 'Heaven and Earth' a blockbuster show of Byzantium art
'Heaven and Earth' at the Getty Villa starting April 9 is an eye-opener of Greek Byzantium art.'Heaven and Earth' at the Getty Villa starting April 9 is an eye-opener of Greek Byzantium art.
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