“The home features doorknobs that never match, colorful paint applied asymmetrically, rugs that spiral out in teardrops of various colors, and a collection furniture made out of garment fabric.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Canadian Museum Lays Off 14 Staff Members, Shortens Hours – And Feels Backlash
“Dozens of anonymous online comments … included suggestions that Evenden and other senior Glenbow management earn too much money, don’t have much of a game plan for erasing the museum’s deficit and are too busy arranging a pricey trip to the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg on the museum dime for potential donors than in erasing the museum’s deficit.”
Joining The 21st Century, Samuel French Develops An E-Script Library
Actors learning their lines will soon need to be off-tablet or off-phone instead of off-book, thanks to a new app.
Did Someone Just Find A Renoir At A Virginia Flea Market?
Maybe – but “discovering forsaken masterpieces at out-of-the way flea markets is a time-tested ruse among art forgers.”
A Nation Divided (By Red and Blue News Channels)
The U.S. political parties’ conventions gave big boosts to news channels – specific, and specifically different, channels.
What Do Amazon’s New Kindles Mean?
More Amazon vs. Apple face-off – and more of a company “built for the future of consumption, not computing.”
Mumbai ‘New Wave’ Turns Bollywood Indie
“A new crop of cineastes in Mumbai has begun pushing the envelope and putting an edgy, independent stamp on India’s movie culture. They’re challenging the establishment by exploring darker topics and offering grittier portrayals.”
Money Dispute Pushes Back Opening Of 9/11 Museum
Who’s going to pay for the museum? New York’s mayor and governor disagree so much that it may not open anytime soon, maybe not even before the Freedom Tower in 2014.
Choreographer Benjamin Millepied Finds Possibilities Away From NY
As the Black Swan choreographer (and partner of Natalie Portman) gears up his L.A. Dance Project, the city gives him “an unprecedented artistic freedom in which he can more fully embrace his early training in modern and African dance.”
New Print Books Control The Internet
“The physical book controls the webpage via embedded chips. When a page in the book is turned, the webpages online turn as well; tapping on graphics in the book allows readers to interact with them on screen.”