Category: visual

“Ancient hunters and gatherers etched vivid petroglyphs on cliffs in the Eastern Sierra that withstood winds, flash floods and earthquakes for more than 3,500 years. Thieves needed only a few hours to cut them down and haul them away.”

“Talento Bilingüe de Houston outlined a confusing staff scramble with the enforced calm of a flight attendant explaining that the wings have come off- including phrases like ‘as we know change in organizational structure is important in order to adapt.'”

“Hussain, 62, is a controversial figure in Pakistan, not only for his paintings of sex workers but also because of works that proffer scathing commentary on Pakistan’s inclination toward a more and more religiously strict and intolerant society.”

A Southern California artist was arrested at the Oakland airport for his weird watch and shoes – which the TSA worried may contain bomb-making materials.

Well, lucky you! Now you can do just that (and help restore a cathedral in the process).

“While the Louvre has teamed up with American museums before, including the High Museum in Atlanta from 2006-2009 and currently with the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas, this is its first long-term collaboration with a West Coast museum.”

“Values for contemporary art–defined as any art created after 1945–are always in flux because art history hasn’t had time to weigh its lasting merits. But the number of high prices attained during New York’s fall sales proves newer art still attracts a broad group of competitive global collectors.”

“Two members of the Metropolitan Museum of Art have sued the museum, contending that it misleads the public into thinking that its admission fees – $25 for adults, and less for seniors and students – are mandatory and not simply suggested.”

“The government contended in its filing on Friday that both parties knew the statue, a mythic Hindu warrior known as Duryodhanna, valued at up to $3 million, was stolen when they agreed to ship it from Belgium to New York.”

“The US art season ended with a record-breaking sales total of $412m (£259.9m) for Christie’s, with records set for works by 11 artists.”