Art news from around the world:

‘Art in the Streets’ – an outsider movement taking a place in art history at a major museum http://bit.ly/fd6dDn

Ai Weiwei and the idea of the artist as political hero http://bit.ly/dIvXmh

Why the Gauguin attack is less worrying than some of the responses http://lat.ms/hOI2n0 and why the nude still rules http://bit.ly/e2AW04

Re-imagining Chinese culture – through a new museum http://bit.ly/gmZIx8

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How to draw using only your eyes – new hope for paralyzed artists http://bit.ly/eCU3j6

Manet; always looking beyond appearances http://bit.ly/hwxCbo

When is a photographer not a photographer? No, it’s not a riddle. It’s an issue of identity http://bit.ly/g64Q8Y

I don’t know about the ten best, but these watercolors are definitely worth a look

Art news from around the world:

Controversial artist Ai Weiwei detained by Chinese police http://bit.ly/i2OF5a

UK funding cuts bring fear to the arts sector http://bit.ly/gt8kd7 but visual arts got off relatively lightly http://bit.ly/fzaliD

‘The sun never sets on my gallery’ says Larry Gagosian – but not everyone is a fan of his methods http://on.wsj.com/g7XKSM

Could arts be the answer Detroit has been looking for? http://bit.ly/gmKNWL

Popular stories from the week:

There isn’t time to view all the fantastic art out there. So let’s start curating http://bit.ly/eEWbfb Does anyone else feel this way?

A fondness for Bauhaus? Then you’ll be delighted to hear that the magazine is back for the first time since 1931 http://bit.ly/fxQaAU

‘Conversation not about art, but through art’ – and through the traveling trucks, coming to [...]

Art news from around the world:

Surviving in Spain – why the Spanish art world is struggling (more than most) http://bit.ly/h9IaJ6

Smithsonian backs off from buying the endangered LA murals http://lat.ms/fVTfg3 (read http://lat.ms/hHC6Z5 if you missed the mural story)

Not so rosy after all – the arts in France, where culture and education remain resolutely separate http://bit.ly/f3gDc6

Challenges to Dedalus’ authentication process, and why it matters for the art world http://on.wsj.com/gAboFG

The artwork that was created by crawling miles underground – and what it tells us about Native American culture http://slate.me/hinvpm

Cash now or art left for later? The UK debate rages http://bit.ly/hiK5Od

Popular stories from the week:

A look back at Fashioning Fashion at LACMA – spot the fakes and wonder at the wigs http://bit.ly/ibfJil

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Art news from around the world:

Rio races against the clock to bring a cultural option to its World Cup and Olympics offerings http://bit.ly/eAxSwn

Trouble in the UK art world as Chinese art market overtakes UK http://bbc.in/fKZ0cR and tax changes cause alarm http://bit.ly/hRREv3

Artists boycott Guggenheim Abu Dhabi over labor conditions http://bit.ly/fCKQe8

The Tate Modern’s new director, who thinks visual art needs to give back more to the disciplines it borrows from http://on.wsj.com/eCZqrC

Dallas versus Chicago – scatter arts around the city, or collect them together in one place? http://bit.ly/h83g54

Popular stories from the week:

Has street art lost its way, or is it simply finding a new path to the same message? http://bit.ly/fFPSNq

Picasso and what those guitars really mean http://bit.ly/edxRbs

Britain’s national health service [...]

Art news from around the world:

Street art has a short lifespan… So are we wrong to preserve it? http://on.wsj.com/hGoKvX

The young free-thinking artists of Myanmar http://bit.ly/f0d9iS

How much ownership does an artist retain over their work? The case of the artist who rejected changes to his art http://bit.ly/fBOvDW

Are auction houses stronger than art fairs? http://bit.ly/fTynSM

Art, culture, and the role they played in the Egypt uprising http://bit.ly/ifYJzD

Popular stories from the week:

Photographers: does black-and-white give something color can’t? http://bit.ly/fhgbUP

Abstract art really does communicate, even if not everyone likes the message: we can pick a Rothko over a child’s work http://bit.ly/fDhGPt

The artist who uses nude models to form flowers http://bit.ly/g05XoL

This blog post gives a nice look into the often challenging process [...]

Art news from around the world:

The rich diversity of video art – and why it still hasn’t quite made it http://bit.ly/ihpgTt

Picasso’s missing link – seldom seen, for a simple but frustrating reason http://on.wsj.com/faw82R

Crowd-curation; breaking down the barriers between museum and audience http://bit.ly/huHPEO (Definitely not recommended for everyone!)

More funding problems on both sides of the Atlantic: Will the Wisconsin Art Board soon be a thing of the past? http://bit.ly/ggCKmW while UK cultural leadership program to close due to lack of funding http://bit.ly/i7tCyq

Popular stories from the week:

Some amazing resources for anyone interested in American art http://bit.ly/f9k5Ih

Online art resources; a liberation, but not a replacement http://bit.ly/i4Ac9u

Portraiture; updated, more accessible, and making a comeback http://ind.pn/e7KjDy

A ‘Wizard of Oz’ themed protest is [...]

Art news from around the world:

Love this annotated list of NYC’s art fairs http://bit.ly/dOZ9na Meanwhile, competition aplenty in the art fair world http://bit.ly/dLMc0A

Moving the magic of Miami to an L.A. art fair http://lat.ms/g1xzoX

The growth of crowdfunding – for people who like to be a tiny part of a project, and for artists who need a leg up http://bit.ly/gfiTk4

Limiting the tax deduction from donations – a danger signal for non-profit art organizations? http://n.pr/gLYpZq

The Russian artists whose stunts have led them into a lot of trouble http://ind.pn/hOUl8T

Gainsborough and the art of performing http://lat.ms/fsXbA3

Popular stories from the week:

For our photographer readers: How to help your prints survive – if you even want to http://bit.ly/iaLx09

Hide & seek in the [...]

Art news from around the world:

Two tremendous Titians to visit U.S. – but tough luck if you’re on the West Coast http://lat.ms/fWZDOe

A healthy market, but a changing market http://on.wsj.com/fHEmpi

Italian museum director seeks asylum in Germany – to escape the Mafia http://bit.ly/hGZirS

Sotheby’s accused of covering up a cover up http://bit.ly/gUHnMi

The Adelaide ‘Fringe’ Festival – now one of the biggest art events in the country http://bit.ly/ffcHJk

Popular stories from the week:

The bizarre story of the British Secret Service’s designated artist http://bit.ly/eWwuzx . Apparently this is not a hoax. It’s just strange.

When photographers focus on their families, a complex story emerges http://slate.me/g5afOu

Must-see underwater sculpture http://bit.ly/hSMtpP and photographs http://bit.ly/gJD8T0

Great stories from the National Gallery of Art on how [...]

Happy Valentine’s day, readers! A good time to remember all the benefits a love of art brings to our lives.

Art news from around the world:

Wales wants arts funding to be law http://bit.ly/hrXuho

Struggling museums – some thoughts about sales http://bit.ly/fAHyaW

‘The man of clouds’ – Constable and why he cared http://slate.me/dMRr3i

At last – the Getty Museum will finally be getting its Turner masterpiece http://lat.ms/f2jRbF

Popular stories from the week:

Google Art Project – not perfect, not the same as the real thing, but pretty exciting all the same http://bit.ly/i6ru9T

A Miami mystery – the sandbar that is seeing unusual sights http://bit.ly/eG1fzA

Rembrandt and wheat starch – a component of paint http://bit.ly/hIbrnX

The wonder of watercolor – now at the Tate http://bit.ly/glU9t4

Art news from around the world:

The world’s first online art pays the price of pioneering as small flaws have big consequences for users http://on.wsj.com/gixnDI

Art is still a status symbol, and 2010 was a good year for that http://bit.ly/hpuOTD

Business investment in the arts takes a dive in the UK, causing concern for the future of art funding http://bit.ly/guxk9x

Native American art and culture and folk art are about to get a big funding boost from a foundation http://lat.ms/gOYbov

The Monet exhibition that closed with a bang – and lines of art-lovers waiting through the night http://ind.pn/gHpuXJ

Popular stories from the week:

See the works on the line for the Superbowl bet http://bit.ly/eF4KAd It’s nice the museums have chosen to go for serious art and teasing PR!

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