Plus, dealer Gavin Brown on the art-inspired theft of his car.
The Daily Checklist: Robert De Niro Testifies in Art Fraud Case, Elvis Launches New Art Contest From the Grave, and More Must-Read Art News
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Performing Arts: Geoffrey Rush as Gogols Madman: A Night of Virtuoso Shtick at BAM
The actor gives a bravura performance in the sold-out "The Diary of a Madman," but his over-the-top antics leaves the audience emotionally unmoved.
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Arts Policy: Austria Denies Claim on Hitler's Vermeer, Citing Former Owner's Nazi Ties
A restitution committee found that the masterpiece's former owner had been shopping it around before selling it to Hitler for 1.7 million Reichsmarks.
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Art Market: Is China Number One? New Analysis Puts Chinese Art Market Ahead of U.S. and U.K.
While a previous reading of market data put China in second place, a different number-crunching approach puts it at the very top.
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Arts Policy: Rejecting Claims of a Forced Sale, Austria Will Keep Hitler's Vermeer
The restitution committee ruled that the sale did not take place under duress since the seller was close to the Nazi authorities.
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People: L.A. Calling: Art Dealer Perry Rubenstein and PR Maven Sara Fitzmaurice Join Western Migration
The two New York art-world figures are the latest to pick up and move to the City of Angels's growing art scene.
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Museums: Director of British Imperial Museum Fired Over Alleged Plundering of Foreign Treasures
The dismissal stemmed in part from questions about how a 19th-century Maori panel from the museum's collection ended up on a New Zealand auction block.
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The Daily Checklist: Woody Allen Rips Off Van Gogh, Banksy('s Wife) Unmasked!, and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, Miami MOCA has picked Gwathmey Siegel & Associates to design its expansion.
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Art & Crime: French Photographer Patrick Cariou on His Copyright Suit Victory Against Richard Prince and Gagosian
In the wake of the landmark decision, Cariou discusses what happens next with ARTINFO.
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Art & Crime: As MOCA Gears Up for "Art in the Streets," L.A. Smears Street Art With War on Graffiti Star
The museum is circulating details about its spectacular street art show, but an L.A. judge seeks to set a precedent that street art is no route to gallery success.
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Performing Arts: 2011: A Kubrick Odyssey A Paris Retrospective Plunges Into the Mind of the Legendary Filmmaker
A complete selection of Kubrick films, along with sets and rare personal artifacts, starts tomorrow at the Cinémathèque Française.
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Art & Crime: Copyrights and Copy Wrongs: Learning from the Legal Precedents Set by Jeff Koons, Shepard Fairey, and Others
In the wake of Friday's Richard Prince ruling, ARTINFO presents five of the art world's most notorious recent copyright scuffles.
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Performing Arts: Fire Decimates Historic Paris Cabaret Immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec
The Elysée Montmartre, which reinvented itself for today's music scene, lost its stage and roof.
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The Daily Checklist: Julian Schnabel Defends Israel-Palestine Movie, Frank Gehry Celebrates 82nd Birthday With Gagosian and Bono, and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, a disgraced Korean curator and art fraud tells all.
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Art and Politics: Hell-Raising Artist Jake Chapman Rallies British Culturati to Support Student Civil Disobedience
"Can't pay your fees? We'll pay your fines!" is the slogan of some 90 artists, rockers, and designers raising funds to encourage direct action against austerity.
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Performing Arts: Beuys 2 Men: A Q&A With the Members of "Art Weirdo" Band NewVillager
Ross Simonini and Ben Bromley discussed their upcoming debut album and their newly released art-inspired music video.
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People: Elizabeth Taylor's Spellbinding Beauty Captured in Persian Photos at LACMA
The late actress's 1976 trip to Iran is the subject of a gauzily dreamy photography show at the Los Angeles museum.
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The Daily Checklist: Elizabeth Taylor Portrait by Warhol Speeds to Auction at Phillips, the Longest Movie in the World Premieres, and More Must-Read Art News
Plus, a Julian Assange monument goes up in Russia.
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Performing Arts: Missed SXSW? Try China's Version (It Has Art!)
Over 30,000 fans are expected to thrill to the indie strains of the JUE Festival's third edition.
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Photography: Shopping for Transcendence at Ikea: Photographer Guillaume Janot's Uncanny Scenes From Beijing's Megastore
The French artist's newest exploration into fabricated landscapes documents shoppers playing house in the Swedish furniture emporium.
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