“A routine check into an antiquity’s history has uncovered its stolen past, prompting a swift return to a French museum by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). The MFA delivered the bronze statuette, which had been in its collection since 1904, to the Musée de la Chartreuse in Douai.”
Month: January 2013
What It Means To Believe (It’s Confusing)
Dave Meier unpacks the implications of saying you believe in Bigfoot, God, Jesus Christ, the new Boston Red Sox manager, evolution, and/or that Dad is out in the garage.
Organizations Start Closing Due To Slashing Of Dutch Arts Funding
“Because of budget cuts and financial reorganization of the country’s cultural sector, about 40 of the 120 cultural arts organizations in the country became ineligible for federal grants this year. Some of them have been able to secure financing from other sources, but at least two dozen had to fold at the beginning of the year.”
Did Tina Fey And 30 Rock Change Things For Women In TV?
“Fey’s 30 Rock success … just so happened to occur on the front end of what has been a very encouraging time for women working in the industry. More high-profile comedies … are being created or co-created by women and placing dynamic, dysfunctional, and funny female characters at the center of their narratives.”
Stefan Kudelski, Who Made Sound Recording Portable, Dead At 84
“While few outside the film and radio industries may recognize the name Stefan Kudelski, his Nagra recorder – meaning ‘will record’ in Kudelski’s native Polish – transformed the world of sound recording for radio, television and film.”
The Saga Of Broadway’s Aborted Rebecca Just Got Weirder
“Lawyers for the producers of Rebecca sued Marc Thibodeau, the show’s former publicist, in State Supreme Court on Tuesday for defamation and breach of contract and fiduciary duty, claiming that he scared off an 11th-hour angel investor whose money might have enabled the show to go on.”
Knoedler Gallery Sued Over Yet Another Fake Painting
“The once-grand Knoedler gallery has been accused again of selling a forged painting for $5.5 million that was attributed to an American master, in this case, the artist Mark Rothko.”
More Historic Moscow Landmarks Demolished
“The demolition of the early 19th-century structures took place under the cover of darkness in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The complex on Strastnoy Boulevard was designed by the Neo-classical architect, Joseph Bové, who was commissioned to rebuild Moscow after the city was engulfed by fire following Napoleon’s invasion in 1812.”
Angry Battles In Newcastle Over Threatened Elimination Of Arts Funding
As some politicians and voters insist that there’s no other way to handle the cuts in revenue-sharing from the national government, others argue not only that cutting all arts funding is disproportionate but also that the city council is manipulating its budget numbers.
No Dogme Allowed: The Danish Director Making Thoroughly Un-Danish Films
Nikolaj Arcel’s A Royal Affair, a nominee for the Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar, is completely un-Dogme-tic: a period costume drama about an obscure (to us) historical incident known to every Danish schoolchild.