Vancouver Go ahead, touch it  Jordan Bennet’s work is at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of the “Beat Nation” exhibit, dealing with aboriginal issues in hip-hop and urban culture. The Telegraph, May 5, 2012  

The collision: Fred Herzog, the Holocaust and me  When the famed German-born photographer refers to ‘the so-called Holocaust,’ the daughter of an Auschwitz survivor is forced to confront both the man and her own memories.  Globe and Mail, May 5, 2012  

Ladner  Ladner photographer adds pair of awards to his growing collection  Ladner photographer Greg Schurman recently added a couple more awards to his growing collection. The four-time B.C. Photographer of the Year winner received the Masters Award and a Judge's Choice for his image My Eye Is Up Here last month at the 2012 National Image Competition Salon of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC).  Delta –Optimist, March 5, 2012

Victoria Siren call lures art specialist Nicholas Tuele has been a man about the arts since the mid-1960s. I've known him since 1975 and yet, until we sat down to talk last week, I'd never understood the range of his activities. He's very articulate and this short column can't do more than itemize what we discussed.  Times Colonist, May 5, 2012  

Kelowna  Kelowna arts centre withdraws offer to former CEO of Art Gallery of Calgary  Announcement comes after Valerie Cooper is hit with civil suit alleging misappropriation of funds.  Globe and Mail, May 5, 2012  

Calgary Former Art Gallery of Calgary director loses new job amid fraud allegations Valerie Cooper, the former CEO and president — has lost her next opportunity. Cooper was set to begin her new job as general...gallery had launched a civil suit against Cooper for $497,586, alleging that she stole.  Calgary Herald, May 4, 2012

Art Gallery of Calgary sues former CEO over $497,586 in allegedly falsified expenses recently departed president and CEO Valerie Cooper to retrieve a sum of nearly $500,000 which the gallery alleges Cooper stole through falsified expenses.  Calgary Herald, May 5, 2012

Buffalo  Buffalo Avant-Garde Art Scene Revisited at Albright-Knox Buffalo in the 1970s was a scene rich with artists. Now it’s the subject of “Wish You Were Here: The Buffalo Avant-Garde in the 1970s,” at the Albright-Knox museum.  New York Times, May6, 2012

New York The rise and rise of the art fair  Purists say the art-fair boom proves the triumph of money over curators’ taste, but these days maybe they are a better use of an art lover’s time than most museum shows.  Globe and Mail, May 5, 2012

Diebenkorn Family Says It Warned Knoedler on Drawings Fresh accusations about the veracity of the works come as the venerable Upper East Side gallery Knoedler & Company battles accusations that it sold pieces of modern art that were actually sophisticated forgeries.  New York Times, May 7, 2012

Frieze New York Contemporary Art Fair Vast quantities of work are for sale at the Frieze New York art fair, which is emblematic of the high-profile, high volume art-industrial economy.   New York Times, May 5, 2012

Thrilling Week for Modern Art Munch's "Scream" was the big news in the auction world this week, but fame and instant recognition were more important than great art.  New York Times, May 5, 2012 

‘The Scream’ proves heedless pursuit of luxury is timeless  The sale reflects the insouciance of the new hyper-rich.  Globe and Mail, May 4, 2012

How to Spend $120 Million: Edvard Munch’s ‘Scream’ The critic Holland Cotter contemplates what he would do with about $120 million, the amount recently spent at auction for a version of Edvard Munch’s “Scream.”   New York Times, May 5, 2012

Vuillard Works at Jewish Museum and Jill Newhouse Gallery Exhibitions at the Jewish Museum and the Jill Newhouse gallery reveal characteristics of Édouard Vuillard’s later work. New York Times, May 4, 2012

MoMA Plans Martha Rosler’s ‘Garage Sale’ for Its Atrium The Brooklyn artist Martha Rosler is to recreate a 1973 work at the Museum of Modern Art and is inviting donations of unwanted items.  New York Times, May 4, 2012

Philadelphia The Recreated Barnes - New Museum Different But The Same "While there are many moments of breathtaking refinement, and the galleries themselves are a revelation, the result is sadly - no, tragically - a long way from being a successful addition to the city." Philadelphia Inquirer, May 5, 2012

Philadelphia's Emerging Museum Mile Transforms The City's Culture "While some aren't sure whether the clustering of these collections will add up to something greater than the sum of their parts, the consensus is that the Barnes' relocation to the Parkway marks a tipping point in Philadelphia's cultural and civic life."  Philadelphia Inquirer, May 5, 2012

London Anish Kapoor's Olympic Sculpture, And His Sex Life Kapoor: "I have always been interested in involuted form, which is often vaginal, female. It would be dishonest not to recognise that it's blatantly sexual. You can't be coy about it. Art is good at intimacy: it can say, 'Come here, be part of this', beckoning. It's a tool of intimacy." Financial Times 05/05/12

Oxford  Museum Wins (Well, Is Granted) Nearly Six Million Pounds From The Lottery "A grant of £5.9m from the Heritage Lottery Fund has brought the Ashmolean museum a step closer to owning a painting of a wistful young woman in a shimmering white dress by Édouard Manet.The Oxford museum now needs to raise a further £908,000 by the 7 August deadline." The Guardian, May 6, 2012

Zurich  David Weiss, Swiss Artist of Fischli/Weiss, Dies at 65 Mr. Weiss met his future partner, Peter Fischli, in 1977. Their first collaboration involved photos of lunch meat.  New York Times, May 7, 2012

Kabul  Afghan National Museum Highlights Country's Buddhist Heritage "Dating from the second century A.D., the original artifacts in the show were hidden - many of them in secret vaults outside the museum - and protected by museum staff through 30 years of conflict." The Daily Star (Lebanon) May 6, 2012

Australia Australia's Busiest Museum Faces Cuts "Museum Victoria will cut its 550-strong workforce by 47, hold fewer touring exhibitions and run other shows for longer to reduce costs to meet a projected funding shortfall next financial year." The Australian, May 7, 2012

International David Hockney: A Rake’s Progress, by Christopher Simon Sykes  Keith Garebian reviews David Hockney: A Rake’s Progress, by Christopher Simon Sykes (book review) Globe and Mail, May 5, 2012

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