Curator Hella Mewis Feared for Her Safety Before Being Kidnapped in Baghdad German national Mewis has lived in Baghdad since 2012, where she helped establish the independent artist's group Tarkib. By Helen Holmes
Christianity Doomed in Iraq, Says ‘Vicar of Baghdad’ Islamic State will stop at nothing to purge their land of 'infidels' By Selwyn Duke
Van Gogh Sketchbook Fight, $66.3M de Kooning Trades in Record Sale … And More Art news for November 16, 2016. By Guelda Voien
Jill Carroll’s Second Abduction: The Christian Science Monitor Turns Her Into a Potboiler By Observer Staff