John Lennon once said, “If art were to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life, and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.” An exhibition of 100 Lennon drawings and sketches—from ‘64 to ‘80—opens in NY this month.

Jenny Holzer is the latest artist to be added to the Dallas Cowboys’ art collection. During Monday night’s game, some of her “Truisms” were periodically displayed on the stadium’s giant video monitor, including “PUSH YOURSELF TO THE LIMIT AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.”

Chinese authorities have revoked the license for Ai Weiwei’s design firm, Fake Cultural Development, claiming he failed to re-register. Ai says he can’t re-register, as China has confiscated key documents related to his application.

Aida Mahmudova, niece of the first lady in Azerbaijan, hopes to turn the post-Soviet country into an international art hotspot. First order of business: creating a large contemporary art space of international and local Azeri work in the capital.

Made public for the first time, Eric Staller’s archives document his pioneering of “light graffiti” in NYC in the ‘70s: using light sources like sparklers and computerized lights, he created long-exposure photos to create a much-copied artform.

New York Magazine takes a “snapshot” of the new book Instant: The Story of Polaroid, which chronicles the format’s relationship with famous artists. From Ansel Adams to Marie Cosindas to Andy Warhol, Polaroid’s has a long, lasting history in the art world.

The brainchild of photographer Bran Symondson, AKA Peace brings together AK-47–themed artworks by artists including Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jeremy Deller, and Damien Hirst to fundraise for the UK-based NGO Peace One Day.

Basquiat’s legacy might be about to change. His earliest known work—the “SAMO© high-school notebook”—lives at a Yale library and, according to a new legal case, may not solely be Basquiat’s work. Plus, some involved, say it was illegally sold.

Painter Mickalene Thomas on the impact of Jacques Lacan’s philosophy in her work: “To see yourself, and for others to see you, is a form of validation. I’m interested in that very mysterious and mystical way we relate to each other in the world.”