– A Guide to Finding Banksy(s): Are you a budding Banksy fan but find it difficult to tell his stenciled subversions from the less culturally ratified work of people like Mr. Brainwash, or from precursor artists like Blek le Rat? Now a new app called Banksy-Locations will help people follow the trail of the mysterious artist, or, if you're not close to any of his politically-charged handiwork, watch videos about his work and see photos from around the world. It costs $1.99, which is roughly five decimal points away from what a smaller piece you find might cost if removed and sold. [Gizmodo]

– A Job for the Next Zahi Hawass: We've come a long way from the time when a phial of mummia, or powdered mummy, could be found at your local apothecary, but the smuggling and misuse of ancient Egyptian dead is still a booming business, with a trafficking ring busted earlier this month that had tried smuggling "a Greco-Roman style Egyptian sarcophagus, a nesting set of three Egyptian sarcophagi, a set of Egyptian funerary boats and Egyptian limestone figures, a collection with an estimated market value of $2.5 million," into the United States. The trade persists because "people are still interested in buying them," according to Walters Art Museum Egyptologist Regine Schulz. "But people are more interested in their coffins or maybe a nest of coffins, in what is around the mummy. The mummy itself is not the highest priority." [LiveScience] 

– Despite Challenges, Pakistan Art Show Comes to NY: After much diplomatic wrangling, a long-planned exhibition of Buddhist art from Pakistan will finally open at the Asia Society in August. Unanticipated roadblocks included Anti-Americanism in the country following the killing of Osama bin Laden, the death of a senior diplomat for Pakistan who was a major advocate, and visa problems for, it seems, nearly everyone involved. Despite skepticism from the Pakistani authorities, Asia Society Museum director Melissa Chiu said she persisted because of the unique opportunity to share Pakistani cultural heritage "at a time when U.S.-Pakistan relations are probably at their lowest ever." [NYT]

– Anthologizing Pac-Man: What's the next logical step following the NEA's declaration that video games are art? A museum, of course! Three men are working to open a Videogame History Museum in San Jose, Califronia. "We want to have a place you can go to, so you can say to your kid, 'Look, this is what we used to do, this is how we used to play, it was actually on something you didn't download,'" said Joseph Santulli, who is heading the charge. They are currently seeking funding "from gamers interested in supporting their effort." [NY1] 

– MFA Programs Move Beyond Material: In an effort to accommodate students in a post-conceptual art world, SVA introduces a second MFA program called "Art Practice" (rather than "Fine Arts"). "Many schools now see artists choosing to define themselves post-conceptually, in which the idea comes first and the medium comes second, and these artists are more difficult for the traditional program to accommodate," said David Ross, chairman of the Art Practice Program. [HuffPo]

– Art Dealer Arrested for Selling Ivory: Victor Gordon, owner of a Philadelphia African art store, has been arrested in one of the largest ever U.S. seizures of imported ivory. Gordon tried to cover up the provenance of his massive holding of African elephant tusk by staining it to make it look older. He could serve up to 20 years in prison. [WSJ]

– Portland's Notorious "Waves" Sold for $100: A controversial and much-maligned public art installation "Tracing the Fore," by artist Shauna Gillies-Smith, sold to a company that plans to use it in a sculpture garden for $100. Six years ago, the city of Portland bought it for $135,000. [Press Herald] 

– We Can Relate: The National Gallery of Australia is struggling to meet its budget this year, due in large part to one larger-than-expected cost: utilities. (More specifically, electricity.) The power bill for its new indigenous art wing alone cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. [SMH]  

– Ohr Museum Struggles: Less than a year after its opening, the museum devoted to the work of George E. Ohr, the "Mad Potter of Biloxi," is struggling to pay its bills. The city of Biloxi cannot offer aid because it is strapped for cash itself, said museum president Larry Clark. The museum, which reopened this fall following a large Frank Gehry addition, has cut staffing and hours to stay afloat. Ironically, if the museum defaulted, the responsibilities would likely fall to the city, which can't afford to maintain it either. [The Republic]

– Remembering Arbus: For the anniversary of Diane Arbus's death on July 26, 1971, Guardian critic Sean O'Hagan reflects on the photographer's artistic legacy. [Guardian]

– Fun Job: The Times profiles the new head gardener at Monet's iconic estate Giverny. James Priestsays he will take his time making any changes to the beloved garden, thoughhe hopes to bring it as close to the original as possible. Though it's hardto be salacious when you're talking about gardening, there is oneslightly unorthodox twist to his story: Priest, who is tending to France's mostprized garden, is a Brit! When asked if the garden reflects more of anEnglish style than the formal, symmetrical style of French gardens, thenew hire gets panicked. "This is France," he said. "They cut offpeople's heads for saying less than that." [NYT]

– Two Bierstadt Oils Sell for $4 Million: Two mountain landscape paintings by Albert Bierstadt sold for a combined total of $4 million at the world's largest Western art auction. The sale took place at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno, and brought in a total of $17 million, up from the $9.2 million 2011 total but down from pre-recession total of $37 million in 2008. [Mercury News]

– Buy Your Metrocard at MoMA: As part of the museum's new "Talk to Me" exhibit, curators have installed a fully functioning MetroCard machine in the museum's gallery. Souvenir cards purchased in the museum have the exhibition name printed on the back. [NYT]

American Exuberance at ABMB: The Rubell Family Collection and Contemporary Art Foundation, famous for its swanky and large-scale exhibitions at Art Basel Miami Beach, has announced its winter exhibition, "American Exuberance," which will include work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Keith Haring, and Nate Lowman. [ITA]

Ai Weiwei's Google Plus: On his new Google Plus account, the previously detained Chinese artist published confiscation records from when government police raided his studio post-arrest. [ITA]

– RIP Mexican Artist Magú Luján: The multidisciplinary artist was a pioneer of the Chicano art movement in the '60s and '70s. He died in Pomona at the age of 70 after battling cancer for many years. [LAT]