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$13K restitution ordered in Utah Banksy defacement case

PARK CITY, Utah – A California man pleaded guilty Monday to defacing two Park City murals believed to have been done by the mysterious British graffiti artist Banksy. If David Wi...

DATE: Sep 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Exhibition looks at genius of carousel inventor

NEW YORK – Coney Island’s historic B&B Carousell is among several vintage attractions still thrilling visitors at the famous amusement park today. What parkgoers may not know is ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Museum to put 3 O’Keeffe paintings up for auction

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in New Mexico said Friday it will sell three works by the American modernist painter to benefit its acquisitions fund. Going on the...

DATE: Sep 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

'Cross Currents'

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Capturing those wild places

Local photographer’s image selected in national competition

DATE: Sep 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Banksy artwork sale gives youth club lifeline

LONDON – A cash-strapped youth group in Bristol has sold a Banksy artwork to a private collector for 403,000 British pounds ($668,000) – securing the future of the club. The work,...

DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Soggy start: Burning Man crews stuck at Wal-Mart

RENO, Nev. – Ah, Burning Man, the annual weeklong rave that draws thousands of free-thinkers to a remote spot in the Nevada desert. It’s a festival so remote and bizarre that the only limit ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Unsettling landscapes

New Mexico art exhibits question traditions and assumptions

DATE: Aug 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Super amazing art

DATE: Aug 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Smithsonian adds LGBT history to museum collection

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of photographs, papers and historical objects documenting the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are being added to the Smithsonian Institution’s ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts