“11. Scandinavia House
10. Madame Tussauds
9. The Studio Museum in Harlem”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Is That Famous Painting Boring You? Try It With Chocolate, Says The Tate
“‘What we are doing is testing out, with the public, a new way of experiencing art, a new way of presenting art,’ says Tony Guillan, multimedia producer for Tate Media.”
The (Canadian) National Post Put Up, Took Down, Then Re-posted A Margaret Atwood Column About The Prime Minister’s Hair
“‘Um, did I just get censored?’ Atwood asked on Twitter Friday evening after her column disappeared from the Post’s website, several hours after it had been posted. ‘For my flighty little caper on Hair?'” (The answer was … probably.)
Spiders Tune Their Webs The Way Humans Tune Guitars
“The means by which [spiders] distinguish between the two types of visitor – tuning their webs and interpreting the subsequent vibrations – is a secret that scientists have only recently unravelled.”
With Ballet Dancers More Diverse Than Ever, The Audience Is Still Very White
“Next to the vivacity of hip-hop or jazz, ballet may seem an odd choice to back as dance that could represent the country well.”
Has Art Become Irrelevant To Museums?
“The art world can survive anything from the public — hostility, ignorance, even fanatical prudishness — but the art world cannot survive an indifferent public.”
The Tiny, Magical Los Angeles Museum That’s Only Open Four Hours A Month
“On the northern edge of L.A.’s vast Griffith Park, tucked inside a bend of the 1/8th scale railroad track that carries visitors around a bucolic stretch of Southern California chaparral, stands a humble, saggy-roofed barn that contains a multitude of treasures.”
Will The Vatican’s New Restoration Donation App Ruin Everything?
“Patrum sounds lovely and philanthropic, but it is pandering to the culture of restoration that does as much harm as good. Italy is full of artistic marvels. They need careful protection and obviously, that includes restoring where restoring is essential. But it is a delicate balance. The problem with restoration is that it excites people – it becomes a story,”
As Another Mega-Bookstore Opens, The Refrain Continues: Print Books Are Doing OK
“Waterstones managing director James Daunt, who built the eponymous Daunt Books chain, dubbed Amazon a ‘ruthless, money-making devil’ in 2011. A year later he signed a deal to sell its Kindle ebook reader, but Waterstones has struggled to sell the devices and has reduced the amount of space given over to them in its stores.”
Listen To John Cage And Morton Feldman In Conversation
“Unlike the more formal records of Feldman or Cage speaking or writing, you’re privy in these conversations to the two men working ideas out rather than presenting finely worked philosophies or arguments. It’s like being given access to their combined creative process at a key moment in both of their musical lives.”