Porcelain sunflower seeds created by the artist Ai Weiwei have been sold at Sotheby’s in New York.

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VIDEO: Ai Weiwei seeds sell for $782,000

Lucian Freud’s former assistant talks about how he came to sit for the artist

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Thomas Kinkade ’s paintings of bucolic landscapes and light-filled cottages have been scooped up by collectors nationwide ever since the artist’s death at 54 on Friday. Kinkade galleries across the country report a surge in sales of originals and limited-edition reproductions as fans mourn the “Painter of Light’s” death. Read full article > >

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Thomas Kinkade paintings selling swiftly: What buyers should know

“The Artist” won best picture at the Academy Awards, with Jean Dujardin winning best actor for that film and Meryl Streep taking best actress for “The Iron Lady.”

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‘The Artist’ Wins Best Film at the Academy Awards

This year’s Academy Awards ceremony was out with the new, back with the old, and not just because “The Artist,” a largely silent film set in 1920s Hollywood, won so many awards.

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The TV Watch: Billy Crystal’s Shtick, and the Academy, Need Freshening

Hollywood stars are arriving on the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, with silent French film The Artist favourite to take best picture.

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Stars arrive on Oscars red carpet

Just because you’ll never, ever get to watch the Oscars from the comfort of the plush seat next to Viola Davis doesn’t mean you still can’t watch Sunday night’s ceremony in style. At the swanky Hamilton, for example, you can walk the red carpet and pose for “paparazzi” before heading in to watch the ceremony. Or perhaps you’d prefer to raise a prohibition-era Bee’s Knees to “The Artist” in the more intimate Quill bar at the Jefferson. Read full article > >

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Where to watch the Oscars

Uggie, the Jack Russell star of The Artist, will not make an appearance at the Academy Awards next week, the film’s US distributor announces.

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No Oscar cameo for Artist’s Uggie

Artist Mike Kelley, known for his found-object assemblages and musical performance art, passed away in Los Angeles of an apparent suicide at the age of 57 on Wednesday, an associate of the artist confirmed to ArtInfo . Read full article > >

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Artist Mike Kelley dies at 57

A chaotic Oscar season found a bit order on Tuesday, as “The Artist” and “Hugo” joined “The Descendants” and “Midnight in Paris” in scoring an array of major nominations, including those for best picture and best director.

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The Carpetbagger: Nine Films Vie for Best Picture

French silent movie The Artist is the big winner at the Film Critics’ Circle Awards in London on Thursday, scooping three awards.

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The Artist wows Critics’ Circle

Black and white silent film The Artist takes home three awards from the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, hosted by Britain’s Ricky Gervais.

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Artist wins Golden Globes treble

Hollywood is gearing up for the Golden Globe awards later, with silent movie The Artist leading the field with six nominations.

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Hollywood set for Golden Globes

If the People’s Choice Awards are any indication, then Katy Perry and “ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 ” may be the population’s most beloved pop cultural creations of 2011. The “Fireworks” singer — who, in the wake of her split from Russell Brand, opted not to attend the ceremony , held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and broadcast on CBS — snagged six trophies, including Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Tour Headliner, Favorite Song of the Year (for “E.T.”) and Favorite TV Guest Star for her cameo on “How I Met Your Mother.” Read full article > >

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People’s Choice Awards 2012: Katy Perry, ‘Harry Potter’ dominate the meaningless trophies

If you’ve never read anything by Anita Desai, you’re out of excuses. One of India’s most celebrated writers, she’s been publishing for almost 50 years and come close to winning the Booker Prize three times. (Ironically, her daughter, Kiran Desai, beat her to it in 2006 for “ The Inheritance of Loss .”) Now she’s released “ The Artist of Disappearance ,” a collection of three superb novellas that’s a rare gift in the sparse December publishing season. Here, in miniature, you can experience the deceptively subtle, slightly surreal and profoundly insightful fiction of a world-class writer. Read full article > >

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Book review: Gripping novellas in Anita Desai’s ‘Artist of Disappearance’