The New York area still supplies the lion’s share of participants. Los Angeles still runs a distant second. This year’s exhibition has no artists located in the Great Plains or Mountain West, and only three currently working in the South. For all of the country’s regional art scenes, artists who made the cut for the most prestigious American contemporary exhibition still work in many of the same places as they did decades ago. – The New York Times
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Joao Gilberto – Master Of The Bossa Nova, 88
Starting with his 1958 single “Chega de Saudade,” Mr. Gilberto in his late 20s became the quintessential transmitter of the harmonically and rhythmically complex, lyrically nuanced songs of bossa nova (slang for “new thing” or “new style”), written by Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Donato, Vinicius de Moraes and others. – The New York Times
3000-Year-Old Bust Of King Tut Sells At Auction For $6 Million Despite Claims It Was Stolen
“We think it left Egypt after 1970 because in that time other artifacts were stolen from Karnak Temple,” former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass told AFP. – The Daily Beast
Did The Catholic Church Hide Art That Depicted Women In Liturgical Roles?
A new scholarly paper focusses on early Christian artwork that, it argues, depicts women as priests and even bishops. “These images are especially important because of our limited evidence for early Christian liturgy. Examining the three earliest surviving images of Christians worshipping at the altar (two from the fifth century and one from the early sixth century), Kateusz notes that all three artifacts show women by the altar in seemingly official roles.” – The Daily Beast
The Vacant Former Home Of Cab Calloway In Baltimore Is Under Threat Of Demolition
Five of Cab Calloway’s family members — including two of his three living children — recently issued a statement saying they are “building a coalition of partners and friends to create a landmark and thriving destination of which all the residents of Baltimore can be proud.” – Baltimore Sun
As Popular Cities Get Choked With Tourists, They Wonder: How Many Is Too Many?
From now until the end of the summer season, Vancouver will be at 95 percent tourism capacity, according to Gwendal Castellan, manager of Sustainable Destination Development at Tourism Vancouver. That is presenting him and his colleagues with a once-unthinkable challenge: Do they just stop promoting the city? – CityLab
Why Are New Sports Arenas Installing Art?
The answer has very little to do with game days and much more to do with wringing money out of the spaces in the off season. Art suggests high-end. And a high-end vibe, these stadiums hope, will help them lure clients to rent out the venues for birthday parties, graduations, weddings, concerts, and corporate events. – Artnet
Does This Video Show Banksy?
It was shown on ITV London at the time but then forgotten about until the Bristol-based ITV News reporter Robert Murphy stumbled upon it when he was doing some research on Banksy. – Irish Times
Woody Allen Directs Opera At La Scala
He’s directing “Gianni Schicchi.” Along with the La Scala opera, a Milan museum is launching an Allen retrospective of his films. Placido Domingo encouraged him to direct the opera, he said. – New York Post
When Higher Education Becomes A Partisan Political Issue (Nothing Good)
What happens when the fate of local colleges is not up to the public decision but to a single politician? In Alaska at least, it has meant the decimation of the state’s higher-education budget. – The Atlantic