Fifty years after his death, some organizers have insisted on revisiting the artist Pablo Picasso in a new light, with exhibits and conversations focused on his problematic relationship with women.
Tens of millions of dollars worth of art was stolen from a Rotterdam art museum last week and now signs are emerging that the entire thing may have been connected to illegal drugs. But a security expert says it also likely was done by someone with inside knowledge.
The American Beaver is an agile engineer, and writer Mark Seth Lender applauds its skill.
A cubist portrait called "Buste de Femme" is creating buzz in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
A retired electrician in southern France who worked for Pablo Picasso says he has hundreds of previously unknown works by the artist. The treasure trove of 271 pieces is said to be worth about $ 80 million. Anita Elash reports.
Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," was sold to an anonymous phone bidder for $106.5 million in New York on Tuesday, the most expensive piece of artwork sold at auction.
Writer Mark Lender reflects on the American Beaver as a skilled and agile engineer.