Art loaned by U.S. falls in Paris museum (AP)

PARIS - Two fragile artworks on loan from the United States slid from the walls of Paris' Pompidou Center and shattered, the museum said Friday. Part of an exhibit on Los Angeles art from 1955 to 1985, the lost artworks were a 1971 untitled resin piece by Peter Alexander and a 1967 Plexiglas creation by artist Craig Kauffman called "Untitled Wall Relief." The Pompidou said it had carefully followed the loaners' instructions on how to display the pieces. Kauffman's work was hung from a cornice while ...