Artist Natalie White has made her trial for defacing government property with the words “ERA Now” into art. The piece is called United States v. Natalie White: a performance piece on female self-representation in D.C. criminal court and took place (you guessed it!) in a court room last week. The judge pushed back on prosecutors’ request that White be banned from visiting D.C., and fined her a mere $50 for scrawling her message on the Capitol Building last summer. (Artnet News)
A massive European network of art and artifacts traffickers was taken down by a Pan-European police operation, with 500 pieces recovered and 75 people arrested, authorities announced on Sunday. The network looted works from war-torn regions and the investigation was codenamed Pandora. Who has the movie rights?? (New York Times)
Saatchi Gallery in London has a new show dedicated entirely to selfies. So, you know where to avoid between today and March 19. (The Guardian)
South Korea’s culture minister Cho Yoon-sun resigned this weekend after a warrant for her arrest was issued charging that she’d created a blacklist of artists to whom she intended to deny public funds and surveil. (Artnet News)
Want to curate the White House’s art collection? Here’s how a piece ends up on the President’s walls. (NPR)
