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Arts April 5, 2016

Sculpture that resembled a sex toy taken down in Paris

A controversial green art installation on Paris' tony Place Vendome has been taken down after being vandalized overnight.

Arts April 5, 2016

Shia LaBeouf's super strange performance art draws curious crowd

Seated at a small table, wearing a disheveled tuxedo and the rumpled paper bag with eye holes cut out and the words "I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE" scrawled in black ink across it, LaBeouf began his planned seven-day stint inside the small gallery on Tuesday. "Shia LaBeouf is sorry," read a press release circulated about the event. "Sincerely sorry."

Arts April 5, 2016

Hitler watercolor sells at auction for $162,000

A watercolor of Munich's old city hall believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler a century ago was sold for 130,000 euros ($162,000) at an auction in Germany on Saturday.

Arts April 5, 2016

Provocative exhibit of Barbies cancelled in Argentina

Barbie has long been an icon, just not a holy one. A provocative art exhibit featuring Barbie fashion dolls as religious figures such as the Virgin Mary and her boyfriend Ken as a crucified Jesus Christ has been cancelled amid complaints and threats by angry believers, the artists behind the collection said Friday.

Arts April 5, 2016

Bill Cosby's art collection opens at Smithsonian

The extensive private art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby opens to the public Sunday at the Smithsonian Institution as part of a major exhibition.

Arts April 5, 2016

Nearly empty Picasso museum set to reopen in Paris

Paris' Picasso museum is reopening for two days this weekend after being closed for five years of renovation and expansion that have been fraught with setbacks and dismissals. But there won't be many art works to see.

Classics December 11, 2015

Frank Sinatra at 100: The 21 essential Sinatra songs

On Dec. 12, Frank Sinatra would have turned 100. Here are the essential 21 Sinatra songs you need to know.

Europe December 10, 2015

Nobel Literature winner too sick to accept prize

The Swedish Academy says Nobel literature prize winner Alice Munro won't travel to Stockholm to collect her award because of poor health.

Arts December 4, 2015

$5 million stolen Rembrandt found in France after 15 years

A stolen Rembrandt masterpiece valued at more than $5 million has been found in Nice and returned to its rightful owners after 15 years in the wilderness.

Arts December 3, 2015

German government wants faster identification of art stash possibly stolen by Nazis

As Jewish groups, art experts and others piled on the pressure, the German government announced Monday it will push for faster identification and publication of details of a recovered trove of some 1,400 pieces of art, many of which may have been stolen by the Nazis.

Arts November 23, 2015

Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett worth $12 million, appraiser says

An Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett currently held by actor Ryan O'Neal is worth an estimated $12 million, an appraiser told a jury Friday.