ART DISPUTE

A major shake-up hit the Venice Art Biennale just days before its grand opening. Days after the event’s five-member jury decided to skip awarding prizes to artists from Russia and Israel—citing human rights concerns—the entire panel quit in protest over what they saw as unfair treatment of certain c

A funny thing happens when art breaks. Is it still art? That's the question at the heart of a new legal battle in New York City. The artwork in question is a "glass and wire mobile" created by famous sculptor Alexander Calder decades ago. It's made of intentionally broken, colored glass pieces and w