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The Daily Checklist: Robert De Niro Testifies in Art Fraud Case, Elvis...

March 21, 2011, 2:28 am

Plus, dealer Gavin Brown on the art-inspired theft of his car.

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Performing Arts: Geoffrey Rush as Gogols Madman: A Night of Virtuoso Shtick...

March 21, 2011, 5:15 am

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...

March 21, 2011, 6:30 am

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...

March 21, 2011, 7:06 am

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...

March 21, 2011, 8:23 am

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...

March 21, 2011, 9:20 am

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...

March 22, 2011, 2:00 am

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)...

March 22, 2011, 2:32 am

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...

March 22, 2011, 5:35 am

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...

March 22, 2011, 5:57 am

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...

March 22, 2011, 6:30 am

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...

March 22, 2011, 8:25 am

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...

March 23, 2011, 3:00 am

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...

March 23, 2011, 3:00 am

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...

March 23, 2011, 5:35 am

"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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