Art Links

-More bad news for the art industry: 2008 was the worst year for Sotheby's since 2003, budget cuts, pay cuts, and job cuts ensue.

-The Met cuts even more jobs, spanning all departments.

-Alexander McQueen's ab-so-lutely brilliant show at Paris Fashion Week. The slide show that accompanies this NYT article is especially good.

-It seems that the British Museum is in trouble again regarding illegally excavated artifacts. This time the subject is a bronze Chinese drum stand from 770-476 BC, now owned by the Shanghai Museum.