- Artist fined over inflatable artwork that killed 2
- A British artist whose inflatable artwork blew away killing two women who were inside has been fined the equivalent of $17,800 after being convicted of offences under the Health and Safety Act.
- Yale sues to retain ownership of Van Gogh painting
- Yale University is suing to hang onto one of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous works. The Ivy League university launched a suit in federal court in Connecticut Tuesday to assert its ownership rights over The Night Cafe. It also seeks to block a descendant of the original owner from claiming it.
- Moriyama, Greer win Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
- Toronto architect Raymond Moriyama and Nova Scotia sculptor John Greer are among eight Canadians to be named winners of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
- Montreal, Vancouver photographers finalists for Grange Prize
- Montreal photographer Lynne Cohen and Vancouver's Jin-me Yoon will compete for the $50,000 Grange Prize with two photographers from Mexico City.
- Christie's sued over $40M guarantee for Francis Bacon painting
- A Florida art collector is suing auction house Christie's International in New York City for reneging on a deal to give him the minimum price guarantee of $40 million US for a self-portrait by Irish painter Francis Bacon.
- Artist cuts up her work with a saw
- Despite offers to purchase, Eun-Mee Yang followed through Friday on her commitment to take a circular saw to a dozen of her paintings at the Confederation Centre Art Galley in Charlottetown.
- Press photographers protest restricted Tonight Show access to Obama
- Press photographers covering the White House aren't laughing about U.S. President Barack Obama's anticipated appearance Thursday on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
- Neil Gaiman, outdoor art displays join growing Luminato lineup
- A host of Gothic-inspired literary readings and a public Q & A with fantasy and science fiction writer Neil Gaiman will add to the previously announced Edgar Allan Poe-related events at this year's Luminato arts festival, Toronto organizers have announced.
- Versace-owned artworks sell for almost triple estimated value
- Works of art that belonged to Gianni Versace sold at a London auction on Thursday for almost three times the presale estimate, even after one prized item was withdrawn.
- Resolve dispute over looted art work, Swedish museum urged
- The heirs of a Jewish businessman, who fled Germany before the Second World War, are demanding a Swedish museum resolve the dispute over an Emil Nolde painting looted by the Nazis.
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