Stockholm Art Theft
Five paintings, including a valuable oil on copper by Flemish master Jan Brueghel, were stolen from the Stockholm international antiques fair over the weekend.
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Sounds Like Art
Curators, in particular new-media curators, increasingly consider “sound” art a genre all its own. While modern music has been out of favor for several decades, “sound” art seems to have given new life to music that isn't necessarily musical.
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LACMA Acquires Islamic Art
The acquisition of one of the world's foremost collections of Islamic art adds to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's already strong collection.
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Net Art Moves Uptown
The Guggenheim Foundation has acquired Internet art by Mark Napier and John F. Simon Jr. But just what does it mean to collect something that exists everywhere and nowhere?
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Many Africas on View at P.S. 1
More than just a continent—or even a state of mind—Africa is everywhere, suggests “The Short Century,” curated by Okwui Enwezor, now on view at P.S. 1.
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A Stolen Chagall in Topeka?
A painting valued at $1 million that mysteriously appeared last month in a postal center in Topeka, Kansas, has been authenticated as the Chagall that was stolen off the walls of the Jewish Museum in Manhattan in June.
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The Village Voice Calls for Krens's Removal
Art critic Jerry Saltz has called for the resignation of Guggenheim director Thomas Krens. Writing in his weekly column for the Village Voice, Saltz dubbed Krens's well-known plans to transform the museum into an international franchise a “shell game.” Should Krens “go out with Enron”?
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Citicorp Photography Prize Finalists Named
The five photographers nominated for the Citicorp Private Bank prize, among them Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Thomas Ruff, and Iranian Shirana Shahbazi, all share a self-conscious style, argues Adrian Searle.
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Video Art Coming to MoMA
With over three thousand tapes, Electronic Arts Intermix is the premier distributor of video art. With the Museum of Modern Art's upcoming exhibition “The First Decade: Video from the E.A.I. Archives,” the thirty-year-old institution is ready to receive its due.
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Oscar Nominations Announced
With The Lord of the Rings receiving thirteen nominations, including best picture, best director, best supporting actor, and a handful of technical Oscars, the Academy seems to have opted for fantasy over reality.
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Enwezor's “Short Century” Opens at P.S. 1
Okwui Enwezor's “Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945-1994,” which opened at P.S. 1 on Sunday, may offer a sneak peek at the upcoming and much-anticipated Documenta11.
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No Slump for Most US Museums
A survey of museums conducted last month by the US Association of Art Museum Directors reveals that four out of five report current attendance to be the same or higher than it was before September 11.