1. Japanese graffiti artist, Yoshitomo Nara, was cleared of graffiti charges after being arrested for drawing a smiley face on the wall of a subway platform.
2. An online fundraising effort run by the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan generated $1.8 million more than the original $3 million goal, providing $4.8 million for 75 local art organizations.
3. December’s Art Miami fair has lost its biggest sponsor, Investment firm BlackRock.
4. Independent curators and artists are taking advantage of the empty retail spaces caused by the recession in London and are convincing landlords to turn vacant spaces into temporary galleries.
5. A Moscow- based art dealer is suing Luhring Augustine Gallery in New York for breaching sale agreements on works by George Condo and Richard Prince.
