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Artworthy   Déjà Vu
Feb 10 2008 10:18PM EST

Today in the Art World: Heist in Zurich, Fisk's Woes, Royal Academy Controversy Continues

Armed robbers lifted between $100 million and $163.2 million worth of art from a museum in Zurich over the weekend.

The artist who designed movie posters for films ranging from The Little Mermaid to Young Frankenstein died.

A court has decided that Fisk University can't sell a stake in its Stieglitz Collection of Alice Walton's Crystal Bridges Museum.

The Royal Academy tried to "buy the silence" of families who claim they are the rightful owners of pieces in the controversial exhibition currently on view at the museum.

After more than two centuries, a reunion at the Met.

Souren Melikian's thorough take on last week's London sales with a bit of wit thrown in:

A new generation of art buyers with new money has arisen. By definition, these do not have the same experience nor the same degree of commitment to art. Among the, some acquire paintings as others play poker.

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