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Monster Mash: Ai Weiwei tops power list; stolen paintings tossed?

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Influential: Ai Weiwei has taken the top spot in the annual art-world power list from the magazine ArtReview. (Reuters)

Rubbish: A suspect in the theft of paintings by such artists as Picasso and Matisse from the Paris Museum of Modern Art claims that in a panic, he threw the paintings into the garbage. (Los Angeles Times)

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More trouble: A Washington, D.C. educator has abruptly pulled out of the top job at the troubled downtown L.A. arts high school. (Los Angeles Times)

Unusual: The London Philharmonic is releasing an album called ‘The Greatest Video Game Music,’ featuring classically arranged scores from Grand Theft Auto, World of Warcraft and more. (CNET)

Billionaire: Victor Pinchuk discusses his plans to build a new contemporary art space in Kiev, Ukraine. (The Art Newspaper)

Under the weather: Buckingham Palace said a cold has forced Queen Elizabeth II to cancel a visit to the British Museum in London. (Associated Press, via Washington Post)

Back home: A stolen Jules Breton painting has been returned to France after a century. (Agence France-Presse)

Cameo role: The new Mob Museum in Las Vegas will make an appearance on the CBS series ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.’ (Los Angeles Times)

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Famous face: The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory has unveiled a new sculpture of New York Yankee Derek Jeter. (WLKY)

New leader: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday that Jim Copenhaver has been named interim chief executive. (Denver Post)

Also in the L.A. Times: Music critic Mark Swed reviews Andreas Scholl with the English Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

-- David Ng

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