A piece of Cincinnati art history has been transformed into a hip new restaurant in Mount Adams, and the man behind it is an unlikely restaurateur.

"The Twenty Views of Dundas," which will be on display through Dec. 7 at ArtOrg in Northfield, features the work of Kari Alberg '81, Lilla Johnson '02, Professor Emeritus of Art and Art History Mac Gimse '58, and faculty members Meg Ojala and John Saurer.

UNDER THE HAMMER: Mondrian???s Last Chrysanthemum: Scared (Scared series), painted by Colin McCahon in 1976, is expected to reach between NZ$300,000 and NZ$350,000 when it is auctioned off in Victoria later this month.

?Art and Love in Renaissance Italy? at the Metropolitan Museum promises romance, desire, expensive gift items and possible sex in the land of Romeo and Juliet and delivers on all counts.

In order to put forward a more accurate image of Islam, Rahma Bavelaar spoke at "The Perception of Islam in the Contemporary World", a fireside put on by Interfaith Living and Learning Community Monday night. Bavelaar, a Ph.D. candidate in Art History and teaching assistant for Introduction to Islam, led the discussion at Foster-Walker Complex.

Argentine art drew record prices at Christie's auction house to become the standout in an otherwise lackluster Latin American art sale.

With Only Four Originals Paintings and thirty "Hef-signed" geeclay hand embellished prints, Pop Artist Victoria Fuller and Jonathan Baker Launches Historical Playboy Collection called HEF. One day they could be worth $2 million.

The three seniors on the Arizona Wildcats volleyball team might understand the frustrations of the last two seasons better than anyone.

That the Art World is a fractious, capricious, non-place comes as a surprise to no one. From artists who challenge notions of what art can be, to those who exploit schmaltzy imagery for a few million bucks, it is mighty tempting to sniff, toss an invisible scarf over a shoulder and turn away from the whole scene.

As if keeping the characters in her highly popular scrapbook and teashop mysteries weren't enough, Plymouth author Gerry Schmitt has added a new challenge, and a new set of characters, to her life.