A $100,000 gouache on paper painting stolen from midtown's Marlborough Gallery in 1989 was spotted recently and turned in by an eagle-eyed art dealer. Robert Landau, a Montreal-based gallery owner, was first approached about buying Paul Klee's "Portrait in the Garden" in December 2009 at a Miami art fair. He said he couldn't evaluate the 1930 work's authenticity on the spot, so the seller packed it up and mailed it to Canada, expecting a fat check in return. Instead Landau placed an urgent call to Homeland Security. He told the AP, "We don't deal in stolen art.'' more ›

THEATER: System of Units, a performance group from Siberia, begin their site-specific collaboration with the local “interventionist performance group” TRYST outside today starting at 12:00pm, when the temperature will transcend 90°. So if you think it’s stinking hot, just wait ‘til you see how the Siberians hold up in this six-hour performance. Called Security Zone, the two groups will create "a mock construction site that plays with perceptions of labor and public space, expectations of daily interactions, and attitudes toward leisure and work.” (Part of the excellent Sitelines series.) - John Del Signore more ›

EVENT: Together, the New York Book Club and the Gotham Center present "Resistance: A Radical History of the Lower East Side," with Michael Rosen, Al Orensanz, Jay Blotcher, and moderator Clayton Patterson. They'll tell you all about how the LES "experienced massive changes during the 1980s and 90s," including stories from the activists, writers, artists, and residents who lived it. More info here. more ›

PARTY: Disorient & Kostume Kult invite you to The Black & Light Ball; a Black-Lit Burner Formal. It's like a rave, in your dorm room...but in a gallery, with a lot more blacklighting than you could afford in college. With lighting art on display and blacklight flooding the space - we think it's okay if, just this once, you wear your sunglasses at night. Much more art, craziness and music (er, of the "techno" and "house" variety) will be a backdrop to the ball, a summer fundraiser. There will also be a blacklight sensitive fashion show by PHil's PHads and Caitlin Stolley at 10 pm. more ›

Jen Dunlap and Youngna Park are holding an event called The Art Auction, which is part silent auction, part party. We wanted to give you emerging artists a nice heads up (the event itself isn't until June 9th) so you could submit your work. more ›

We love the Housing Works auctions, and they're having another one right now. You can go check them out in person or online. This year, in addition to the window displays that are on view with auction items, there is now also bidding open on Housing Works first ever Art Auction. The auction features hand picked selections of art including paintings, posters, prints, and mixed media. Check the items out online now. more ›