''Les Choristes,'' a pastel by Edgar Degas, was stolen from the Musee Cantini in Marseille between Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 in a series of heists in the South of France.
Depending on the Culture of Strangers: Holland Cotter Reviews Past Decade (NY Times)
Make Room for Video, Performance and Paint: Roberta Smith Reviews Last Decade (NY Times)
Small Museum Captures a Rare Chagall Featuring Nazi Figure and Christ (NY Times)
Thanks to Love and Money: From the Private Collections of Texas (NY Times)
Art Thieves Grab $1.15 Million Degas as Heists Spread (Bloomberg)
Koons, Hirst Prices Drop 50%; May Take Next Decade to Recover (Bloomberg)
Faces to Watch in 2010: Art (LA Times)
Kenneth Noland, Known for Color-field paintings, is dead at 85 (LA Times)
New Computer Program May Spot Art Forgeries (ARTINFO)
Smithsonian Enjoyed Massive Attendance Numbers in 2009 (ARTINFO)