The Louvre robbery of priceless French jewels marks a significant event, alongside London's complex art scene, an Alaska climate change exhibit, and discussions on Performa's artist transformations and Fia Backström's community exploration.

• Louvre Robbers Take ‘Priceless’ French Jewels — New York Times Arts -
• London’s Art Scene Is a Mess of Contradictions. That’s the Appeal. — New York Times Arts -
• Three Women in Alaska Collaborate on an Exhibit About Climate Change — New York Times Arts -

• How RoseLee Goldberg’s Performa Turns Visual Artists Into Performers — New York Times Arts -
• The Artist Fia Backström Explores Community, Without the People — New York Times Arts -

This section features diverse book reviews including **‘Every Day Is Sunday’ and ‘The Ten Year Affair’, an appreciation of Caroline Palmer’s ‘Workhorse’, reviews of Hiromi Kawakami’s ‘The Third Love’ and Brandon M. Terry’s ‘Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope’, and a remembrance of Alison Rose**.

• Book Review: ‘Every Day Is Sunday,’ by Ken Belson — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘The Ten Year Affair,’ by Erin Somers — New York Times Books -
• Caroline Palmer Was Proud To Be a Magazine World ‘Workhorse’ — New York Times Books -

• Book Review: ‘The Third Love,’ by Hiromi Kawakami — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Shattered Dreams, Infinite Hope,’ by Brandon M. Terry — New York Times Books -
• Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81 — New York Times Arts -

Notable developments include the passing of Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers, a Broadway labor agreement with musicians still threatening a strike, an analysis of a **‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ scene, a review of the ‘Larsen C’ dance performance, and ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ milestone for Domingo**.

• Sam Rivers, Bassist for Limp Bizkit, Dies at 48 — New York Times Arts -
• Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ | Anatomy of a Scene — New York Times Arts -

• ‘Larsen C’ Review: Grand, Dark and Inhumanly Cold — New York Times Arts -
• On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ a Milestone for Domingo — New York Times Arts -
• On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ a Milestone for Domingo — New York Times Arts -