By — Maureen Hoch Maureen Hoch Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/mondays-art-notes-2 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Monday’s Art Notes Arts Dec 21, 2009 10:22 AM EDT —Snow covers a sculpture near the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Heavy snowfall blanketed large portions of the East Coast this weekend. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.) * The sale of contemporary art was down 75 percent this year at the major auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s. * A much cheaper way to own your share of contemporary art will be within reach for iPhone users. A German software engineer has teamed up with an art dealer to offer a new mobile art gallery iPhone application. * Book thievery abounds in the current recession, writes Margo Rabb in an essay for the New York Times. * In more bad news for the bookstore: Next month Laredo, Texas, may become the largest city in America without a single bookstore, when its last one is slated to close. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Maureen Hoch Maureen Hoch
—Snow covers a sculpture near the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Heavy snowfall blanketed large portions of the East Coast this weekend. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.) * The sale of contemporary art was down 75 percent this year at the major auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s. * A much cheaper way to own your share of contemporary art will be within reach for iPhone users. A German software engineer has teamed up with an art dealer to offer a new mobile art gallery iPhone application. * Book thievery abounds in the current recession, writes Margo Rabb in an essay for the New York Times. * In more bad news for the bookstore: Next month Laredo, Texas, may become the largest city in America without a single bookstore, when its last one is slated to close. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now