Castle Recovers Art Treasure Decade After Thief’s Suicide – more from the Dark Side of the art world … though this time it is the recovery of a Renaissance astrolabe (from 1590) that was stolen from a Swedish castle 14 years … More…

Dutch art heist trial adjourned in Bucharest with fate of paintings unclear – the accused now claim that none of the paintings were destroyed and want to make a deal for their return.

Struggling Immigrant Artist Tied to $80 Million New York Fraud – more from the GREED side … additional info on the Knoedler/Rosales mess.  It was only a matter of time before we learned who the ‘forger’ was … meet Pei-Shen Qian.  

Rewriting the History of Abstract Expressionism – running through October 27 at the Parrish Art Museum is Angels, Demons, And Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet.  This exhibit is attempting to update the history of Abstract Expressionism by placing Ossorio on equal footing … More…

Romanian Art Thief Offers Works in Return for Dutch Trial – interesting follow-up to the Dutch art theft.  Now the suspected ringleader claims to have access to 5 of the stolen paintings and will give them to authorities in exchange for … More…