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

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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

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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.

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The novelist Arundhati Roy is being investigated for charges of sedition against the Indian government, via The Wall Street Journal.

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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.

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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. The teen pop-idol was first discovered after posting videos of himself performing on YouTube.