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Making a Name for Himself, With Just 3 Letters	Graffiti	12/9/2009 2:13 PM
B.N.E., a surreptitious graffiti writer, painter and “sticker,” is the focus of an exhibition sponsored by an ad agency.
Thomas Hoving, Who Shook Up the Met, Dies at 78	Hoving, Thomas	12/10/2009 1:35 PM
Mr. Hoving transformed the Metropolitan Museum of Art during his tumultuous decade-long tenure as director.
Arts, Briefly: A Record for Rembrandt		12/10/2009 12:13 AM
A Rembrandt portrait that had been hidden in a private collection for nearly 40 years sold at Christie’s in London on Tuesday evening for $33.2 million.
New Prize to Honor Artists Under 35	Art	12/8/2009 10:09 PM
A new $100,000 prize for artists under the age of 35 is being announced on Tuesday by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Basics: The Circular Logic of the Universe	Kandinsky, Wassily	12/9/2009 11:17 AM
Celebrating a shape, from Kandinsky to the cosmos.
Tweaking the Big-Money Art World on Its Own Turf	Art	12/7/2009 2:44 PM
William Powhida stands out at Art Basel Miami Beach as an artist who takes on the establishment.
Arts, Briefly: French Museums Open	Strikes	12/6/2009 11:39 PM
The best-known museums in France were open on Sunday after a four-day strike.
Arts, Briefly: Italian Police Seize Art	Art	12/6/2009 11:41 PM
Italian authorities have seized 19 art works belonging to Calisto Tanzi, founder of the Italian dairy company Parmalat, which collapsed in 2003, BBC News reported.
A Rembrandt Identity Crisis	Art	12/4/2009 7:38 PM
The new exhibition at the Getty Museum lets viewers try their hands at determining authorship by pairing works by Rembrandt with those by his strongest students.
Punctuating Corporate Identity	Trademarks and Trade Names	12/7/2009 11:33 AM
In an effort to distinguish themselves and to keep their brands identifiable across the print and digital worlds, companies are getting creative with their logos.