“Questions about the origins of the Gurlitt trove, which includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Renoir, have riveted the world. While German authorities have yet to divulge the identity of all the works, they have said they believe that less than half of them were stolen from Jewish owners.”
Category: issues
We Love Technology – And This Year, We Became Fully Creeped Out By It
“In the last six months, Snowden — like Julian Assange, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs before him — has become the personification of our fears and desires about the awesome power and potential downside of digital technology.”
The Dark Side Of Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Revolution [VIDEO]
A new Louvre, new Guggenheim, and new New York University campus are going up in Abu Dhabi. But who’s building them?
Another Show Cancelled Because Network Execs Think Girls Don’t Count
“‘We need boys, but we need girls right there, right one step behind the boys’ — this is the network talking — ‘one step behind the boys, not as smart as the boys, not as interesting as the boys.'”
Oscar Voters: Still Mostly White Dudes
Change isn’t coming quickly: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters (the ones who vote for the Oscars) are still 93 percent white and 76 percent male.
The Artists As Artists Of The Kitchen
“To take only the desserts, there is David Hockney’s Strawberry Cake, Robert Motherwell’s Whiskey Cake, Tom Wesselmann’s Lemon Sponge Pudding, Claude Monet’s Madeleines au citron, and Picasso’s Charlotte au chocolat.”
Can Greensboro, NC Fund a New Arts Center? The Deadline Approaches
“The year is rapidly coming to a close, and with it comes the final fundraising push by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro to raise $35 million in private donations by its Dec. 31 deadline for the $65 million Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.”
Why People Who Move to a Big City Are Ever More Reluctant to Leave
“A new pair of studies helps to explain why city-dwellers seem to fall deeper in love with the urban environment the longer they spend there.”
The Confusing Kerfuffle In Bavaria Over Mein Kampf
The German state’s finance ministry has held the copyright over Hitler’s book since the end of World War II and has consistently denied permission for new editions. But that copyright expires in two years, and that’s where the brouhaha begins.
Dark Humor – It’s All In The Timing
“An analysis of responses to humorous quips referencing last year’s devastating storm suggests the adage that “comedy equals tragedy plus time” needs to be modified.”