Art reaches into all corners of life, often in surprising ways. Here’s some of the more unusual stories that caught my attention this week:

London’s Victoria & Albert Museum is to publish the full list of 16,558 ‘degenerate’ artworks compiled by the Nazis at the height of the Second World War. The list includes notes on what was destroyed as well as information crucial to establishing the provenance of surviving works.

I was heartened to see this ABC profile of a suite of photographs by Melissa Powell. Powell has documented a community of Karen people from the Thai-Burmese border who now live in Nhill in regional Victoria, contributing socially and economically to the town.

I recently discovered the Sydney Theatre Company magazine’s archive feature which focuses on the oeuvres of noted Australian actors, including one of my favourites the terrific Paul Capsis.

Public Art Now published The New Rules of Public Art – a manifesto for a universally contentious art form.

Brooklyn gallerist Stephanie Theodore confronted a couple at the Tate Modern, London whose child was climbing on a Donald Judd work.

British ceramic artist and noted transvestite Grayson Perry received his OBE from Prince Charles. Perry described his ensemble as ‘Italian mother of the bride’.