Read more Jeff Koons stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19698/jeff-koons.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:35:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a 7-year boom, art auction houses are struggling as collectors hit hard by the recession close their wallets. Sotheby’s predicts it will pull in $179 million to $256 million at spring sales, compared to $742 million a year ago. As the spring events approach, auctioneers are employing an array...http://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 10:21:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49478/with-legal-gray-areas-art-heists-go-digital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA disconnect between the artistic and legal communities is reigniting the debate over copyright infringement, the Wall Street Journal reports. The law says an artist can adapt an existing work only if the resulting piece is “transformative,” or provides a new spin. “It’s meant to be a gray area,” explained...http://www.newser.com/story/49478/with-legal-gray-areas-art-heists-go-digital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 15:56:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45281/the-best-of-the-bush-years-cultural-edition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bush years have been their own little era, sparking artistic dissent and encouraging elaborations on new national themes. Newsweek had its top critics pick the piece from their field that seems most indicative of this decade: American Idol: "Like Dubya, the show makes a virtue of its unflagging consistency....http://www.newser.com/story/45281/the-best-of-the-bush-years-cultural-edition.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Dec 2008 16:57:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15037/contemporary-art-scores-for-auction-houses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContemporary art has been very good to Sotheby’s, fueling a 46% boost in sales for the world’s second-largest auctioneer this year over last, Bloomberg says. A crop of new collectors from the US, Russia and Asia brought new records for artists like Francis Bacon and Jeff Koons, for a total...http://www.newser.com/story/15037/contemporary-art-scores-for-auction-houses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Dec 2007 11:39:46 CST