Arts
Amateur restoration botches Jesus painting in Spain
A 19th-century fresco of Jesus Christ has hung in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church in northeastern Spain for more than 100 years. But parishioners are reeling after the beloved painting was found defaced. What was first called a case of vandalism has since been identified as one of the worst art restoration projects ever.
Detroit voters agree to hike their own property taxes -- for the arts
Detroit has been hit harder by the recession than many, perhaps most, American cities. Budgets have been cut, payrolls have been slashed. But earlier this month, voters in that city decided they would raise their own taxes, to help fund their art museum....
Disputed art disappears from University of Wyoming campus
Last year, British artist Chris Drury installed a controversial sculpture on the University of Wyoming's campus. The 36-foot-diameter vortex of logs killed by pine beetles atop a bed of Wyoming coal was a representation of the state's energy sector and the damage wrought by climate change. It didn't last a year. ...
Former Spanish beauty queen sells painting at auction, fetches one of highest prices
A British painting by John Constable was sold at auction for $35 million. That's one of the highest prices ever for a Brit painting. The funds will go to a Spanish beauty queen who says she's asset-rich, but cash-poor....
Artist Ramiro Gomez paints cardboard cut-outs of LA's "invisible workers"
Artist and nanny Ramiro Gomez paints life size cardboard cut-outs of housekeepers, landscapers and gardeners to pay homage to the hidden workers behind LA’s wealthiest neighborhoods....
Bespoke 'fairings' designed to give prosthetic limbs a bit more personality
The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have left many veterans with artificial limbs. But, typically, they're simple, utilitarian devices, more function than form. But a company is setting out to do more than that and turn them into art....
Play explores racism in 1950s Chicago neighborhood; builds off previous Broadway show
In 1959, A Raisin in the Sun broke on Broadway to critical acclaim, netting four Tony Award nominations. Bruce Norris has taken the film about race and racism in housing, flipped it around, turned it on its head and moved it forward 40 years with Clybourne Park. ...
European artists protest budget cuts by destroying their art, including at museums
An Italian museum is the highest profile examples of European artists protesting budget cuts by burning their art. At the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, director Antonio Manfredi has promised to burn three pieces per week until his funding is improved. He's already burned some pieces, so he's not bluffing....
Lawsuit seeks to place limits on fair use appropriation of others' work in art
A controversial lawsuit being waged right now would change the way transformative artists work. A photographer, Patrick Cariou, sued artist Richard Prince, saying that Prince's art is a ripoff of Cariou's photos. The decision in this lawsuit could have far-reaching implications....
VIDEO: The Passover story, recounted through shadow dance
Passover, the festival honoring the Jewish emancipation from slavery in Egypt, begins Friday night at sundown. The Passover story has been told through numerous mediums, now including silhouette choreography....
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