“Imagine a museum that boasts the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. Now imagine that an intrepid female curator puts all the men’s work in storage and fills the permanent collection galleries with a new version of 20th and early 21st century art history, the one that women created.” That’s what’s happening in the Centre Pompidou exhibition, “elles@centrepompidou,” opening Wednesday.
Author: Laura Collins Hughes
The Reason The Art In Summer Hours Looks Real: It Is
“Summer Hours,” a French film starring Juliette Binoche, “tells the story of a family-owned art collection that must be sold off after the elderly matriarch passes away. In a rare close collaboration between a filmmaker and an art institution, director Olivier Assayas and his crew partnered with the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and several private collectors to locate works ranging from 19th century Barbizon school paintings to rare 20th century furniture.”
Wales’ Best-Book Shortlist: No Men Or Novels Make Cut
“Novels, and men, have fared badly in Wales this year, at least according to the judges for the country’s top book award, who have selected a woman-only, novel-free shortlist for this year’s prize.”
Ruth Padel Resigns As Oxford Professor Of Poetry
“The first woman to become the Oxford Professor of Poetry has resigned following questions over her role in an alleged smear campaign against a rival. But Ruth Padel said she had not engaged in smear tactics and had done ‘nothing intentional’ to lead fellow contender Derek Walcott to pull out of the vote.”
In Brussels’ Magritte Museum, Nothing Is Quite As It Seems
“Too bad for Rene Magritte, his museum really is a museum. As of Wednesday, the 20th century surrealist who famously painted a pipe with the comment ‘this is not a pipe’ finally has his own temple, in the heart of his home city of Brussels. But, like the artist himself, the ultra-classic museum front gives away little of the tricks that lie inside.”
With Acosta, Royal Ballet Will Make Its Cuban Debut
“England’s Royal Ballet will make its first visit to Cuba in July with performances that include a homage to Cuban ballet legend Alicia Alonso, ballet executives said on Wednesday. The Cuba visit came about in part because the Royal Ballet’s principal guest dancer, Carlos Acosta, is a Cuban and was anxious to perform in his home country….”
Want That Donation? It’s Probably Up To A Woman.
“An online survey of 1,000 adults who had given $1,000 or more to charity in 2007 — half of whom had donated $5,000 or more — found that more women than men act as their household’s primary decision maker in determining how much to donate to charity and which causes to support.”
Publisher Sues Tavern On The Green For Not Buying Book
“Tavern on the Green is being sued by a publisher left waiting for a check. The restaurant’s boss, Jennifer LeRoy, and her mom, Kay, owe Workman Publishing $218,426.19 plus interest for allegedly going back on a deal to buy 10,000 copies of their own book, ‘Tavern on the Green,’ the suit claims.”
How To Store Your Entire Movie Library On A Single DVD
“New data discs that store 10,000 times more than DVDs could be on sale in five years. The discs could usher in an age of three-dimensional TV and ultra-high definition viewing, scientists say. The ultra-DVD is the same size and thickness as a conventional disc, but uses nano-technology to store vast amounts of information.”
Arthur Erickson, Canadian Embassy Architect, Dies At 84
Canadian architect Arthur Erickson has died. “His projects include the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Kuwait Oil Sector Complex in Kuwait City and Kunlun Apartment Hotel Development in Beijing.” He also designed the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash.