Art news round-up

News stories from around the art world:

Another casualty in Haiti – the once robust and rich art culture http://bit.ly/8HVZuK

London’s Institute of Contemporary Art in danger of closure – the first major British recession victim http://bit.ly/7K5LQE

Concern over the ripped Picasso http://bit.ly/7Zzn16 and how to fix it http://bit.ly/5G21eP

Being a freezing artist can be a life choice http://bit.ly/5Tfdtb

Encouraging artists to come into the center of towns http://bit.ly/62PC97

Popular stories from the week:

Strange and beautiful images – straight from Mars http://bit.ly/7ErNeO

Digging up da Vinci, in an attempt to tie his face to the Mona Lisa’s http://bit.ly/5HjQwI

Art museum directors betting lease of major artworks on Superbowl outcome http://bit.ly/9aF4y1

Yes, she fell into a Picasso – but that kind of mishap isn’t as rare as you might think http://bit.ly/aPNAoh

The dazzling detail of a solar eclipse http://bit.ly/9mUtrA