The Biggest Art News Stories of 2013

This is all the news you missed this year.

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Big things happened at opposite ends of the spectrum in the art world this year. Street artists like Banksy and KAWS made headlines with high profile projects while established creatives like Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol broke records at auctions. If 2013 told us anything, it's that the art world is booming. 

This year marked an increasing blend between art and pop culture where big names in the art world collaborated with the likes Kanye West and Lady Gaga. Marina Abramovic seemed to lead the charge in this new collision of worlds, starting with her infamous dance with Jay Z during his "Picasso Baby" performance piece at Pace Gallery.

From star-studded collaborations to wild art heists, here are The Biggest Art News Stories of 2013. This recap will get you up to speed on everything you missed this year.

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5 Pointz Closes

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"Les Ballets de Faile" at the New York City Ballet

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Kanye West's Collaborations With Artists

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Jean-Michel Basquiat's Record-Breaking Sale and Blockbuster Gagosian Exhibition

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Barbara Kruger vs. Supreme

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Jeff Koons Becomes the Most Expensive Living Artist

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Random International's Rain Room at MoMA

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Marina Abramovic Funds the MAI on Kickstarter

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Phillips and Tumblr Host the First Digital Art Auction

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Andy Warhol's "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" Sets a New Record

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Ai Weiwei Announces Alcatraz Exhibition

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Banksy's "Better Out Than In" New York Residency

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Postmodern Art Critic Arthur C. Danto Dies

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Jeffrey Deitch Resigns From MOCA

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Continued Developments in the Rotterdam Art Heist

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Three Studies of Lucian Freud by Francis Bacon Becomes the Most Expensive Art Work Ever Sold

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Nazi-Seized Art Work Discovered in Munich Apartment

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KAWS Designs the Set and Moonman for the MTV VMAs

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Jeff Koons Designs the Album Cover for Lady Gaga's ARTPOP

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Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" Performance Piece at Pace Gallery

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