□ Tuesday, 30 Dec 2008

Mystery as dozens of public artworks vanish
Works of art worth hundreds of thousands of pounds are missing from British embassies and other official buildings around the world. More...

Art Theft As Minor Catharsis: Madoff Sculpture Stolen
Swindler extraordinaire Bernard Madoff got a taste of his own medicine last weekend when a burglar stole a $10,000 statue from his posh, $9.4 million Palm Beach estate, according to a police report. More...

□ Thursday, 25 Dec 2008

The Kresge Foundation and the College for Creative Studies Announce the Inaugural Kresge Eminent Artist Award of $50,000
The Kresge Foundation announces Kresge Arts in Detroit, a new initiative administered by Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, which annually funds one Kresge Eminent Artist award of $50,000 and 18 Kresge Artist Fellowships of $25,000... More...

□ Wednesday, 24 Dec 2008

Christie's Open House Sale Presents Exciting Array of Post-War & Contemporary Art
Christie’s New York will kick off 2009 with the fourth edition of the Open House sale on January 12. This season's Open House displays an exciting array of Post-War & Contemporary Art and will include an assortment... More...

Three near-invisible drawings discovered on back of Da Vinci masterpiece
Previously unknown sketches have been discovered on the back of a Leonardo da Vinci painting in Paris that experts think may have been drawn by him More...

□ Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008

Christie’s to Announce Shakeup as Demand Declines
Christie’s International will announce a “reorganization” in January as the financial crisis continues to damp demand for art. More...

□ Sunday, 14 Dec 2008

Missing A Masterpiece? Call FBI's Art Crime Team
FBI: 'Top 10 Art Crimes'
From Rembrandt to Cezanne, from Manet to Dali, see works of art that have been swiped from museums and galleries worldwide. More...

□ Tuesday, 9 Dec 2008

Hirst demands share of artist's £65 copies
16-year-old's stencil designs fall foul of multi-millionaire artist More...

□ Monday, 8 Dec 2008

An Exceptional Group of Imperial Seals to Headline Sotheby's Asian Art Sale
The next auction of Asian Art at Sotheby's Paris will take the form of a two-session sale on December 18. More...

□ Sunday, 7 Dec 2008

Sotheby's New York Sales of Important Tiffany and Important 20th Century Design
On December 18th, Sotheby’s New York will hold its sale of Important 20th Century Design, which will begin at approximately 10:30am, immediately following the 10:00am sale of Important Tiffany. More...

Caravaggio Painting Stolen from Museum in Odessa Recovered
Police officers have found the painting Taking of Christ, or the Kiss of Judas which had been stolen from the Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the Black Sea port of Odessa last July, reported "Zйrkalo nedeli". More...

□ Wednesday, 3 Dec 2008

British Army to help turn dictator’s palace into a museum
British Museum also offers to assist Iraqis to present antiquities More...