From World Policy Journal, a special issue on the global art canon, including an introduction, the Big Question: Is there a global canon? A panel of experts weigh in; David Palumbo-Liu and Dr. Paulo Lemos Horta on teaching the canon; Joel Whitney on a mongrel canon; and the editors select artists, composers, filmmakers and photographers to showcase the vast scope and creativity of the Global Canon. Arti$ts and the Market: Many in the art world cling to the myth that financial gain does not motivate artists — this is not only bad economics, but bad art history. Pop goes the art market: A $40 million Lichtenstein? James Franco, Lady Gaga, and the rise of celebrity art: Why are so many artists using celebrities in their paintings, sculptures, and installations? Meet the world’s 10 most powerful artists. Britain's cultural community warns spending cuts will mean a "blitzkrieg" for the arts — but isn't austerity supposed to deliver punk rock and poetry? A review of Trespass: A History of Uncommisioned Urban Art. Art vs. the World: How does one relate to the other? An epidemic of easy-to-manipulate "arty" images infesting our blogs and our Facebook pages is way out of control. The first chapter from Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat. Special forces: Is specialization killing art today? Minimalism has been the defining style of our era, but now it’s in retreat (and more). A look at 7 priceless works of art ruined by staggering acts of idiocy. Has Ricardo Dominguez, a cyberscholar and artist-provocateur, courted controversy once too often? An article on the beastliness of modern art. Four books mark the increased interest in the 17th-century painter Caravaggio. Let them eat paint: It’s time for a separation of art and state. Art and politics: How young revolutionary David Alfaro Siqueiros fooled the city elder.
