1. Afruz Amighi announced as the first Jameel Prize winner. The Islamic art prize was created by the Victoria & Albert Museum.
2. Shepard Fairey pleads guilty to three accounts of vandalism in Boston.
3. Reality TV has finally made it's way to the art world. Sarah Jessica Parker and Bravo have teamed up to create and art competition similar to Top Chef and Project Runway.
4. Sales down at online auction houses.
5. Scope Hamptons cancelled for 2009. Said to return in 2010.
