Wednesday's Art Notes

_An art installation by British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, entitled 'Son of Sonzai, 2010,' is pictured at the Royal Academy of Arts in central London, on November 30, 2010. The artwork forms a part of the 'Aware: Art Fashion Identity' exhibition at the Academy from December 2 to January 30. Photo by Carl Court/ AFP/ Getty Images_ * The National Portrait Gallery removed a video installation from its exhibit "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" after being pressured by a Catholic organization and some lawmakers over a brief scene where ants crawl on a crucifix, via "The New York Times' ArtsBeat":http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/national-portrait-gallery-removes-video-criticized-for-religious-imagery/ * Two walls have collapsed at Pompeii, adding to the damage at the ancient historical site where the roof of a structure caved in last month, leading to charges of governmental neglect, via the "Associated Press":http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j1IJbxokse0QPniP7Gh74rnadZgQ?docId=f59b2a9e50b749f2939574dd85789efb. * The novelist Arundhati Roy is being investigated for charges of sedition against the Indian government, via "The Wall Street Journal":http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/11/30/does-criticizing-india-count-as-sedition-arundhati-roy-will-find-out/. * On Monday, authorities released photos of last month's vandalism of 1,000-year-old cave art at Red Rock Canyon, via the "Las Vegas Review-Journal":http://www.lvrj.com/news/1-000-year-old-art-ruined-in-just-a-few-minutes-111092194.html. * When Justin Bieber tried to personally upload a new music video onto YouTube over the weekend, the video sharing site was legally forced to take it down according to their contract with Bieber's record company, via "Forbes":http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/11/30/justin-bieber-swears-off-youtube-for-facebook-unwittingly-steps-in-copyright-minefield/?boxes=Homepagechannels. The teen pop-idol was first discovered after posting videos of himself performing on YouTube.