“Paul Schimmel’s firing reduces the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art’s curatorial ranks to three, down from five when Jeffrey Deitch became the museum’s director in mid-2010.”
Month: June 2012
What Makes A YouTube Star
“YouTube’s homegrown stars tend to be self-starters. They understand the intimacy of the platform in a way most Hollywood A-listers don’t. YouTube is not just television on a computer, and YouTubers, whether established or aspiring, are their own breed.”
Why Spotify Is Bad For Musicians
“The reasons for this are plentiful, but most of it stems from the fact that services like Spotify disconnect musicians from listeners. The more anonymous music is, the less likely people will be to feel attached it and to feel the need to support it.”
What Exactly, Is “African” Literature?
“With writings by African authors the question persists: Is it high art delivering timeless and universal commentary on the human condition, or is it little more than a guide to the culture and politics of a specific continent (with occasional literary flourishes)?”
More Efforts To Fix Sydney Opera House Acoustics
“Efforts to improve the problematic sound in two of the nation’s main classical music venues – Melbourne’s Arts Centre and the Sydney Opera House – have required some heavy lifting.”
UK Broadcasters’ Spending On Arts Programming Fell 39 Percent In Five Years
“The media regulator said in its annual public service broadcasting report that total spend on arts and classical music content – including original programming and content that was acquired – decreased from £72 million in 2006, to £44 million in 2011.”
Study: Scotland’s Creative Industries Generate £3.2Billion For Economy
“The sector directly employed some 84,000 people in 2010. The study defines the sector with a total of 16 different industries, from software and electronic publishing to the performing arts.”
Lincoln Center Agrees To Be More Accessible For Patrons With Disabilities
“Under the decree, Lincoln Center agreed to install additional wheelchair seating, including locations closer to the stage, seats with removable armrests, Braille signs and an automatic door to the balcony. The center will also renovate food and retail areas as well as add accessible parking locations, all over the next year and a half. No fine was imposed.”
Pioneering Pop Art Dealer Ivan Karp, 86
“In 1969, Mr. Karp was one of the first gallery owners to follow artists to SoHo, an industrial area that would quickly become as much an art gallery district as the Upper East Side. His O K Harris Works of Art — first at 485 West Broadway, then at its present address, 383 West Broadway — would become the first gallery on one of SoHo’s principal boulevards. He, like several other pioneers to venture south of Houston Street, liked to think of himself as SoHo’s unofficial mayor.”
LA MoCA Fires Chief Curator Paul Schimmel
“The Museum of Contemporary Art has fired chief curator Paul Schimmel, a respected art world figure who was at odds with board members and director Jeffrey Deitch over the direction of the museum.”