“Some of the world’s most glorious sights can only be experienced if you crane your neck. Jonathan Glancey looks up.” (And the Sistine Chapel didn’t even make the cut.)
Category: visual
Hundreds Of Looted Antiquities From Disgraced London Dealer Returned To Italy
“The artifacts – dating from the seventh century B.C. to the second century A.D. – were found two years ago in a storage unit at the Geneva Freeport that investigators traced to [dealer Robin] Symes.” Said one consultant to Italy’s culture ministry, “The Geneva Freeport is the largest undiscovered archaeological site in the world.”
Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco Name New Director
“The position is the top job at FAMSF, which comprises two of the Bay Area’s largest and most important cultural facilities, the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor. … [Max] Hollein is currently director of three noted museums in Frankfurt, Germany, a broad responsibility that should prepare him for the Fine Arts Museums’ structure.”
Another Brueghel Gets The Virtual Reality Treatment
“The project, which brings to life the Flemish master’s 1562 The Fall of the Rebel Angels, is viewable on YouTube but is best experienced on headsets such as a Google Cardboard mask.”
It Had To Happen: Botched ‘Beast Jesus’ Painting In Spain Gets Its Own Arts Center
“The center [in Borja] will celebrate Beast Jesus’ journey from little-known artwork to viral meme, featuring stories, photographs, and videos related to the restoration and its impact. Canvases will be available for visitors inspired to paint their own Christ-like creatures, and of course, new Beast Jesus merch is hitting the market.”
Baltimore’s New Arts Collective Has A Mission To Make The Arts – And Entire – World Better
“Balti Gurls member Chanel Cruz, 22, a performance artist and senior fiber arts major at the Maryland Institute College of Art, said she knew Balti Gurls was gaining notice when they were recently invited to her school as visiting artists. She was surprised when she was recognized.”
Millennials Are Flocking To The Broad Museum In Downtown Los Angeles
“The average visitor age is 32 — a full 14 years younger than the national average for art museum attendance in the U.S., according to the National Endowment for the Arts’ most recent study.”
Museums, And Maybe Audiences, Are Still Worried About Robert Mapplethorpe
“Twenty-five years after a landmark trial over exhibiting Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs, the debate about what can be shown in museums has shifted — but has not completely disappeared.”
The Blurry, Bizarre Fascination Of Surveillance Photo Paintings
“Although the video frames are seemingly mundane, Betts abstracts and deconstructs the images further through his printing process, reflecting the inherent anxiety of ‘security’ cameras.”
Federal Raids On Manhattan Galleries Just Keep Piling Up
“This is a transnational crime but also a boutique crime, and that makes for very complex investigations.”