Spiral Jetty photo taken by Jason Edward Kaufman in 2005

If you’ve ever been to Spiral Jetty along Utah’s Great Salt Lake, you know it demands a photograph or two. In fact, the jetty has been photographed thousands of times by professionals and amateurs alike. But now DIA is threatening a law suit against a beer company that is using a photo of the jetty on its cans. Read the full story here. Tyler Green has an excellent post on Modern Art Notes as well.

In last week’s auctions in Hong Kong, Russian money was flowing back into the market, reports Georgina Adam for The Financial Times. She also reports that Art Basel and Art Hong Kong are in conversation about AB buying AHK.

And in the same article Adam reports on several lawsuits of interest to collectors and market watchers including the lawsuit over “La Bella Principessa.”

La Bella Principessa, a Leonardo or Not?

Now you can study online with Sotheby’s Institute of Art wherever you are in the world. A range of courses lasting from 2 to 8 weeks will soon be available online with our new distance education study platform. All you need is a computer and you can gain privileged access to the art world and educate your opinion at any time of the day or evening. It’s as easy as clicking here to sign up for courses starting in March.

With Sotheby’s Institute Online you can get inside the art world, learn about the art market and the vibrant international art scene from any computer anywhere. You’ll gain unparalleled access to Sotheby’s Institute of Art faculty and experts as well as a network provided by the online learning system. You’ll attend lectures, interact with faculty and other students and participate in discussions all via computer. A free, fully-online student orientation begins before each session. In addition, you’ll also have access to telephone technical support from noon to midnight each day.

Learn about art as an alternative investment, or trends in the international art market. Find out what is hot in contemporary art or take that art history class you have always wanted to take. It is all at your fingertips, taught by the Institute’s leading faculty as well as some of the world’s most important experts in the art world, from bankers to  historians to gallerists to international art lawyers.

Courses offered from March 2011:

Art as an Alternative Investment

Understanding Trends in the Art Market

International Art Business Law

Writing for the Art World

Introduction to Contemporary Art

Inside the New York Art World

Introduction to Art History