Ed Ruscha’s PUBLIC STONING

from ARTINFO A Novel Approach Published: October 1, 2008  Writer James Frey may have taken a beating in the literary world for his partly fictionalized memoir A Million Little Pieces— for which Oprah Winfrey famously took him to task—but he’s a growing force on the...

Americans Stink, No Nobels For You

from AP via Breitbart.com via Drudge Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete Sep 30 03:54 PM US/Eastern By MALIN RISING and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press Writers STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) – Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week:...

Pollack Yea or Pollack Nay

from the Los Angeles Times  Paintings could be by Jackson Pollock, or not Joe Doane / Azusa Pacific University OWNER: Erich Gabor Neumeth, 89, says he obtained the paintings in the 1960s as payment of a debt. If the paintings are genuine, Azusa Pacific University...

Kate Moss Self-Portrait In Lipstick

from CBCNews Kate Moss’s self-portrait in lipstick finds buyer Last Updated: Sunday, September 28, 2008 | 2:22 PM ET Comments7Recommend3 CBC News   A self-portrait drawn in lipstick by model Kate Moss has been scooped up by a private buyer for £33,600 ($63,900)....

Prince Does Pamela

from Art Market Monitor And What About Pamela? How perfectly Princian? Colin Gleadell unearths this catalogue gem from the upcoming photography sales in which it is revealed that Pamela Anderson is selling a Richard Prince photograph. From the story it would appear...