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The pop culture bump of 'The Scream'

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Edward Munch painting goes on sale today, and is expected to fetch upwards of $80 million. The century-old painting has found continued relevance in pop culture.
Posted In: art, The Scream, painting
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L.A.'s very artsy rock show

Friday, March 9, 2012
A mega-boulder is making its way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it will be part of a permanent installation. It's one very pricey trip.
Posted In: art, los angeles, LACMA

Making art affordable

Friday, February 10, 2012
Home decor businesses are following the fashion world's example, finding artists who'll mass produce their works and sell them in retail stores for a fraction of the cost.
Posted In: fashion, art, home decor, decoration, artists, discount

Bubble fears as Chinese buyers bid up art prices

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Rich Chinese buyers are bidding up global art prices. But as some buy for investment rather than artistic merit, there are fears of a bubble.
Posted In: art, China

Damien Hirst kicks off latest mega art sale

Thursday, January 12, 2012
British artist Hirst made millions in a 2008 auction. His latest marketing drive features a global gallery sale of his “Spot Paintings.”
Posted In: art, Damien Hirst, marketing
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Art investors see big gains

Monday, January 9, 2012
The high-end art market smoked traditional investing in 2011.
Posted In: art, Investing, S&P 500 index

You know that Old Man With a Beard?

Monday, December 5, 2011
No, not Santa.
Posted In: Rembrandt, art

Go grab your Google Goggles, get to the Getty

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is now Android enabled. You can take a picture of a painting in the permanent collection from the free Google...
Posted In: android, art, Google, iPhone

Guggenheim to use 100,000 dollar bills for art

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Sometimes a dollar is just a dollar. And sometimes that greenback is a work of art. That's what the dollar -- 100,000 of them, actually -- will ...
Posted In: art

3 in 4 Americans engaged in the arts when technology is factored in

Friday, February 25, 2011
Researchers have taken a data mining dive into a 2008 survey and come up with some pretty remarkable results. The 2008 Survey of Public...
Posted In: according to a recent study, art, Entertainment, government, Web Culture

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