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This February, we profile artists to watch from around the globe. We look at the ways artists are transforming classic operas into multimedia spectacles. We profile Swiss prankster Olaf Breuning, who navigates between the sublime and the ridiculous in works that take on everything from Easter Island to Woody Allen. In a special portfolio, we preview the spectacular exhibition of Bronzino drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And we track the turns in a strange case involving a Caravaggio stolen from a church in Sicily—which, according to some Mafia informers, may no longer exist.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A Controversy over Degas

Experts are concerned about the authenticity of 74 "recently discovered" plaster casts of Degas sculptures that were purportedly made during his lifetime and the bronzes that have been produced from them, which are now selling for more than $2 million
Into the Woods

Using old canoes, discarded planks, tree stumps, and colossal roots left behind by loggers, Brazilian designers are transforming found wood into high design
When White Is Wrong

Small differences in shade have big impact on gallery walls
Shaq Tactics

The NBA star curates a show
Seriously Funny

Swiss prankster Olaf Breuning navigates between the sublime and the ridiculous in films, sculptures, and multimedia works that take on everything from Easter Island to Woody Allen
Canary Sings about Caravaggio

A Mafia informer says a stolen painting can never be recovered—but not everyone believes him
Taking Center Stage

Looking for new ways to interpret familiar works—and attract new audiences to see them—opera companies are hiring artists to transform classic productions into multimedia spectacles

Next month, we present a special Looking at Art section pegged to major upcoming exhibitions. Our topics range from the art of Buddhist pilgrimage to Matisse's radical inventions, Picasso's relationship with Degas, Alice Neel's intimate portraits, and Yves Klein's mysterious performances. Also, we profile Jaume Plensa, best known for his Crown Fountain in Chicago's Millennium Park.