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The pop culture bump of 'The Scream'
May 2, 2012
The Edward Munch painting goes on sale today, and is expected to fetch upwards of $80 million. The century-old painting has found continued relevance in pop culture.
L.A.'s very artsy rock show
Mar 9, 2012
A mega-boulder is making its way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it will be part of a permanent installation. It's one very pricey trip.
Making art affordable
Feb 10, 2012
Home decor businesses are following the fashion world's example, finding artists who'll mass produce their works and sell them in retail stores for a fraction of the cost.
Bubble fears as Chinese buyers bid up art prices
by
Rob Schmitz
Feb 9, 2012
Rich Chinese buyers are bidding up global art prices. But as some buy for investment rather than artistic merit, there are fears of a bubble.
Damien Hirst kicks off latest mega art sale
Jan 12, 2012
British artist Hirst made millions in a 2008 auction. His latest marketing drive features a global gallery sale of his “Spot Paintings.”
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Art investors see big gains
Jan 9, 2012
The high-end art market smoked traditional investing in 2011.
For public good, not for profit.
Go grab your Google Goggles, get to the Getty
by
John Moe
Jun 28, 2011
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is now Android enabled. You can take a picture of a painting in the permanent collection from the free Google...
Guggenheim to use 100,000 dollar bills for art
May 4, 2011
Sometimes a dollar is just a dollar. And sometimes that greenback is a work of art.
That's what the dollar -- 100,000 of them, actually -- will ...
3 in 4 Americans engaged in the arts when technology is factored in
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John Moe
Feb 25, 2011
Researchers have taken a data mining dive into a 2008 survey and come up with some pretty remarkable results. The 2008 Survey of Public...