Tatsuzo Kaku dodges prison for smuggled $1M statue
Tatsuzo Kaku, a Japanese antiquities dealer, was caught with smuggled goods, arrest on March 14 and already has a plea deal. Instead of possible jail time, Kaku plead guilty to criminal possession of stolen property and was given a $5,000 … More…
‘Le Douanier Rousseau: Archaic Candour’ at the Musee d’Orsay
The importance of Rousseau’s art is visually expressed in the current exhibition at the Musee d’Orsay. Le Douanier Rousseau: Archaic Candor offers up 45 of the artist’s work alongside works by other artists and schools. According to Mary Tompkins Lewis: … More…
Secret world of multimillion-pound art deals faces US inquiry into allegations of money laundering
With all the money changing hands at the upper end of the art market it was only a matter of time: The secret world of multimillion-pound art deals is facing a US inquiry into allegations of money laundering. Federal investigators … More…
To Better Understand Degas’s Prints, MoMA Team Got Hands Dirty
Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty, featuring 120 monotype prints and another 60 related works, opens at MoMA on March 26. In order to get ready for the exhibit some members of MoMA decided to try their hands at the … More…
Abstract art causes bomb scare at JFK
Every now and then we hear stories about works of art being mistaken as trash and thrown out. This time, no art work made in into the recycling bin, but it did almost caused one artist to miss his flight. … More…
