New bronze casts have are outside the new Los Angeles Police Department location. They look like weird blobs, or as the Police chief William Bratton described them, "cow splats". The artist intended them to be different animals, which brings up many questions about art like design, intent, aesthetics, and art. I will let you decide for yourself what these awful, brown blobs are...go to the website and make sure to continue on by clicking 'these photos' Join discussion...

A new book about Islamic art by art historian Nuzhat Kazmi came out. It talks about Islamic art in the Islamic Empire and Islamic countries from the 16th century to today. It compares the level of art during this period to that of the Renaissance. The Islamic empire influenced the art of the area that it controlled, thereby spreading the main ideas of Islamic art. It was also influenced, though, by the art from Europe. Join discussion...