Monster Mash: Ai Weiwei’s wife detained; Klan robes in museum
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Her turn: Lu Qing, who’s married to Ai Weiwei, was taken from the Chinese artist’s studio by police and later released after being questioned for three hours. (CNN)
Racial history: The National Museum of African American History and Culture has accepted a gift of two authentic robes of the Ku Klux Klan. (Washington Post)
Arrested: Police in Miami say they have caught a man who is believed to have defrauded art collectors out of more than $1.2 million. (NBC Miami)
Holiday spirit: Broadway saw box-office revenue rise over the Thanksgiving holiday compared with last year. (Los Angeles Times)
The King is dead: Aria Resort is pulling the plug on ‘Viva Elvis,’ Cirque du Soliel’s tribute to Elvis Presley, at the end of 2012. (Las Vegas Review and Journal)
Inspirational: An early look at the new stage musical ‘Rocky,’ based on the Oscar-winning movie. (Broadway World)
Top of the heap: Eli Broad, Ai Weiwei and Larry Gagosian are among the art-world names to be recognized in the annual power ranking from Art + Auction magazine. (Bloomberg)
Dancing about architecture, literally: A dance choreographer is using the architecture of Frank Gehry as backdrops for her creations. (BBC News)
Honored: Playwright Tony Kushner is the recipient of the 2011 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship. (Playbill)
Be prepared: The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are preparing their facilities for a possible earthquake. (Hurriyet Daily News)
Passing: Margie Petersen, a philanthropist and co-founder of the Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A., has died at age 76. (Los Angeles Times)
Also in the L.A. Times: Looking at the acrobatics in the musical ‘Bring It On’ and behind the scenes at the Joffrey’s ‘Nutcracker’ coming to L.A.
— David Ng
