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Sheena Wagstaff to Curate Metropolitan Museum's Contemporary Art

Changes are coming for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the hopes of becoming a serious contender in the arena of contemporary art, the museum is bringing prominent London curator Sheena Wagstaff on board to head the museum's Modern and Contemporary Art Department.
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Jerry Robinson dies at 89

Jerry Robinson Dies at 89: Joker Creator, Comics Legend [INTERVIEW]

The stronger the villain, the more the hero has to win in the end. That was the thinking process of Jerry Robinson, a legend of the Golden Age of DC Comics, when he created the Joker, the greatest Batman villain of all time. I interviewed Robinson in 2008: here are the comics legend's thoughts on Batman, Heath Ledger and the future of comics.
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‘Digital Revolution’ to Occupy Cyberspace

Imagine a time when 3-D holograms of individuals are projected into a virtual plaza that's used as the setting for a rally. Digital Revolution proposes a 21st century platform for protest.
A detail of a fresco by Giotto is seen in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi

Devil's Face Hidden in Giotto Fresco in Assisi, Italy (PHOTOS)

Art restorers have uncovered a devil-like figure, hidden in one of Giotto di Bondone's (a 13th and 14th century Italian sculptor and painter) more famous frescoes, located inside the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday.
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Graffiti Artists Create Five Story Art Noveau Mural [PHOTOS]

Graffiti artists from the Montreal-based art collective A'shop have created a five story modern art nouveau piece called Our Lady of Grace, a nod to the work of Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. The city and local businesses helped fund the group's masterpiece. See step-by-step photos of the beautiful mural, which covers an entire building side in the N.G.D. district.
Picasso Paintings Recovered

2 Stolen Picassos Recovered in Serbia Three Years Later

Two Pablo Picasso paintings, worth millions of dollars when they were stolen from a Swiss gallery in 2008, have been found in Belgrade by Serbian police on Oct. 26, 2011. The paintings, worth an estimated $4.3 million combined, have never been sold, and authorities are still unclear on both who stole the paintings and what their plans were for them after the theft.
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Penguin India Launches Mobile Application

Leading book publisher, Penguin Books India has launched a mobile application that offers information of all books by the penguin Books India.
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RIP, Lucian Freud [PICTURES]

The influential realist painter Lucian Freud has died at the age of 88, his New York-based art dealer announced.Freud was best known for stark, realistic and often nude paintings; his subjects were often personal friends or family members.He was the grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.He died of a brief, unspecified illness in his London home.The New York Times described Freud as a bohemian of the old school.Towards the end of his career, Freud's painting began...

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