NYPD Nabs Poster Boy, Unless It Isn’t Him

“While most other street or graffiti artists concentrate on adding their own imagery, illegally, to parts of the subway system, Poster Boy, a kind of anti-consumerist Zorro with a razor blade, a sense of humor and a talent for collage, has made his outlaw presence known all over the city by cutting and pasting the images that are already there in the form of ads.” Now police say they’ve caught him — but have they?

Protesting Proposed Tax, Broadway Goes To Albany

“There was no flashy choreography as grim-faced Broadway industry leaders pleaded bluntly and plainly with New York legislative budget writers on Tuesday to reject Gov. David A. Paterson’s proposed tax on theater tickets, which would raise prices about 8 percent. … They warned that the tax would set off a chain reaction that would deplete tourist business for restaurants and hotels and work for scenery carpenters, costume-makers, dry cleaners and others who contribute to theater productions.”

Degas Sculpture Breaks Record As Other Lots Go Unsold

“A Degas sculpture last night fetched a record 13.3 million pounds ($19.2 million), while other high- value works were rejected, at the first international auction- house test of the art market in 2009. … This month’s evening auctions of contemporary art at Sotheby’s and Christie’s International are estimated by the auction houses to fetch at least 31.6 million pounds, a decline of 78 percent” from last year.