10 best art books of 2013

http://www.salon.com/2013/12/24/10_best_art_books_of_2013_partner/

Taking A Magnifying Glass To The Brown Faces In Medieval Art

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250184740/taking-a-magnifying-glass-to-the-brown-faces-in-medieval-art

Lovely Photorealistic Drawings Made With Just Colored Pencils & Markers

http://designtaxi.com/news/362697/Lovely-Photorealistic-Drawings-Made-With-Just-Colored-Pencils-Markers/

Julian Elias Bronner at the 17th Paris Photo

http://www.artforum.com/diary/id=44236

OVER THE PAST FIVE ART BASEL MIAMI BEACHES

http://www.artforum.com/diary/id=44279

Greek Sculpture Inspired Terracotta Warriors

http://www.archaeology.org/news/1636-terracotta-warriors-greece-china

Ex art cop named head of Pompeii project

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/regions/campania/2013/12/09/Ex-art-cop-named-head-Pompeii-project_9753278.html

Art in Cairo

http://arabist.net/blog/2013/12/9/seen-in-cairo

Meet the world’s most famous vaginal knitter

http://www.salon.com/2013/12/08/meet_the_worlds_most_famous_vaginal_knitter/

iPad Art - Morgan Freeman Finger Painting (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEdRLlqdgA4

How Rodin Turned Early Neurology into Modern Sculpture

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/how-rodin-turned-early-neurology-into-modern-sculpture

Jenny Holzer’s art installations – fleeting, but not forgotten

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/jenny-holzers-art-installations-fleeting-but-not-forgotten

‘Picasso of India’, MF Husain, celebrated in exhibit of self-portraits

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/artists/picasso-of-india-mf-husain-celebrated-in-exhibit-of-self-portraits

The capital unveils its culture at the fifth Abu Dhabi Art

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/the-capital-unveils-its-culture-at-the-fifth-abu-dhabi-art

Evolving art: Majestic Strandbeest sculptures come to life on the beach

http://historyscoper-sci-tech-blog.blogspot.com/2013/11/developing-fax-machine-to-copy-life-on.html

What those mind-blowingly huge art auctions really mean

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/11/14/what-those-mind-blowingly-huge-art-auctions-really-mean/

CSI tests authenticate Pollock’s final work

http://nypost.com/2013/11/08/pollocks-final-work-authenticated-as-mistress-claimed/

An Artist Tests Saudi Arabia’s Limits

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/arts/international/an-artist-tests-saudi-arabias-limits.html

Neuroaesthetics: Beauty is in the Brain of the Beholder

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/beauty-is-in-the-brain-of-the-beholder

Can Art Teach Patience?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/can-art-teach-patience

How Léger Painted the 20th (and 21st) Century City

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/how-leger-painted-the-20th-and-21st-city

Can Contemporary Art Become Too Popular?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/can-contemporary-art-become-too-popular

21 Amazing Hand Paintings

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/gallery/entertainment/21-amazing-hand-painting

Art for Art’s Sake or for Sale: Art History not for Sale by NORMAN SIMMS

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/art-for-arts-sake-or-for-sale-art-history-not-for-sale

Alexa Meade: Your body is my canvas

http://www.ted.com/talks/alexa_meade.html

Pregnancy Belly Art Art is one word for it. Other words include weird, awkward, creepy and frightening

http://mom.me/fun/8410-pregnancy-belly-art/

Russian Police Shut Down Art Gallery After They Show Painting of Putin In Women’s Underwear

http://jonathanturley.org/2013/08/28/russian-police-shutdown-art-gallery-after-they-show-painting-of-putin-in-womens-underwear/

Music as Social Inclusion Shines in Salzburg

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/08/music-as-social-inclusion-shines-in-salzburg/

Art sleuth claims to have exhumed Mona Lisa’s skeleton

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/13/art_sleuth_claims_to_have_exhumed_mona_lisas_skeleton_partner/

Art co-ops are now a thing

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/05/art_co_ops_are_now_a_thing/

Do Repressed Emotions Make for Better Art?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/do-repressed-emotions-make-for-better-art

A Trail of Masterpieces and a Web of Lies, Leading to Anguish

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/world/europe/a-trail-of-masterpieces-and-a-web-of-lies-leading-to-anguish.html

Should America Increase, Not Decrease, its Arts Budget?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/should-america-increase-not-decrease-its-arts-budget

The art market is “corrupt” Those who argue that the art world is dominated by private interests are ignoring how the "real" economy operates

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/20/the_art_market_is_just_as_corrupt_as_the_market_at_large_partner/

Stroke of Genius: Artist Dazzles with 3D-Printed Paintings

http://www.livescience.com/37990-3d-printed-paintings-created.html

Who was Roberto Bolaño?

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/24/myths_and_legends_of_roberto_bolano_exposed_in_new_exhibit_partner/

Who Is James Turrell and Why Is His Art Suddenly Everywhere?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/who-is-james-turrell-and-why-is-his-art-suddenly-everywhere

From slaughterhouse to art house?

http://arabist.net/blog/2013/6/21/from-slaughterhouse-to-art-house

Can a 19th Century British Art Movement Solve the Modern Global Jobs Problem?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/can-a-19th-century-british-art-movement-solve-the-modern-global-jobs-problem

Charles Saatchi cautioned over assault on wife

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/18/charles_saatchi_cautioned_over_assault_on_wife_ap/

Contemporary Indian Art Explored in Video Conversations with Artists

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/06/09/contemporary-indian-art-explored-in-video-conversations-with-artists/

Should a Death Row Inmate’s Corpse Become Art?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/should-a-death-row-inmates-corpse-become-art

The threat to sell off the works in the Detroit Institute of Arts

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/29/pers-m29.html

An Animated Parable of Painting

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/an-animated-parable-of-painting

Muslima: Muslim Women's Art & Voices – in pictures

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/may/20/muslima-muslim-women-art-voices-pictures

Should Museums Stop Teaching?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/should-museums-stop-teaching

Kito Nedo at the 47th Art Cologne

http://www.artforum.com/diary/id=40626

Kaelen Wilson-Goldie at the 2nd Project Biennial of Contemporary Art in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

http://www.artforum.com/diary/id=40738

Van Gogh: Less Crazy After All These Years?

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/van-gogh-less-crazy-after-all-these-years

A New Way To Share How You Feel

http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/a-new-way-to-share-how-you-feel-2

Can Neuroscience Conquer Obesity?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/can-neuroscience-conquer-obesity

For Fun: M.C. Escher Drawings brought to Life via 3-D Printer by Israeli Professor

http://www.juancole.com/2013/04/drawings-printer-professor.html

First glimpse of Louvre Abu Dhabi's treasures

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/first-glimpse-of-louvre-abu-dhabis-treasures

Imagine No Religion. Here's What It Looks Like.

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/mans-natural-state-kindness-and-empathy

“Howard Wise Gallery: Exploring the New”

http://www.artforum.com/picks/section=nyc#picks39789

Art That’s ‘Too Jewish’

http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/04/17/art-thats-too-jewish/

The Influence Of Art On Our Psyche – OpEd

http://www.eurasiareview.com/15042013-the-influence-of-art-on-our-psyche-oped/

Is Sociological Thinking Ruining the Arts?

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/is-sociological-thinking-ruining-the-arts

How the Brain Sees Art

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/how-the-brain-sees-art

Elie Saab on red-carpet glory and Beirut as a source of inspiration

http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/fashion/elie-saab-on-red-carpet-glory-and-beirut-as-a-source-of-inspiration

The importance of a painting style

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/54448

Lebanese artist receives recognition late - perhaps too late - in life

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/lebanese-artist-receives-recognition-late-perhaps-too-late-in-life

Outsider Thinking: What Science Can Learn From Art

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/the-outside-is-also-the-inside

Oddities: Carnival Game or Medical Model

http://www.aol.com/video/oddities-carnival-game-or-medical-model/517728878/

The Beholder's Response: How the Brain Responds to Ambiguity in Art

http://bigthink.com/think-tank/the-beholders-response-how-the-brain-responds-to-ambiguity-in-art

5 artists who’ve sent their work into outer space

http://www.salon.com/2013/03/23/five_artists_whove_sent_mission_patches_into_space_partner/

Eric Whitacre: Virtual Choir Live

http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_whitacre_virtual_choir_live.html

2 Amazing Things, and 5 Troublesome Things About This Kickstarter-funded Veronica Mars Movie

http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2013/03/15/2-amazing-things-and-5-troublesome-things-about-this-kickstarter-funded-veronica-mars-movie

S.F. Bay Bridge becoming huge art installation

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/16/s_f_bay_bridge_becoming_huge_art_installation/

Tomorrow people: Kazem and Abdulaziz talk about the future of art in the UAE

http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/tomorrow-people-kazem-and-abdulaziz-talk-about-the-future-of-art-in-the-uae

Untangling the Web in Which Abstract Art Began

http://bigthink.com/Picture-This/untangling-the-web-in-which-abstract-art-began