“Even when construction was frozen in Abu Dhabi, curators in New York were forging ahead. Instead of calling the museum global, which they say connotes money rather than art, they describe it as transnational.”
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Growth Industry: Boston College Has Big Plans For Its Museum
“Boston College plans to relocate its McMullen Museum of Art, doubling its exhibition space by moving into a Renaissance Revival mansion that for decades served as the home of Boston’s cardinals, the college said Thursday.”
Japan’s Vagina Kayak Artist Arrested For Obscenity Again
“Megumi Igarashi, who calls herself Rokude Nashiko – offensive slang which loosely translates as ‘reprobate child’ – was arrested in July for trying to raise funds online to pay for the construction of a kayak, using a 3D printer, inspired by her genitals. She was released days later following a legal appeal and after thousands of people signed a petition demanding her freedom.” Now the process seems to be repeating itself.
Dealer Who Sold Forgeries Of DeKooning And Pollock Pleads Guilty To Fraud
“An East Hampton man accused of selling dozens of fake paintings and sketches purported to be by famous artists, and using some of the money to buy a submarine, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to one count of wire fraud.”
Are Museums The Best Place to Appreciate Art? Maybe Not, Says The Former Director of the Met
“Philippe de Montebello, the longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in its history, discusses how and why we look at art … [and] reflects on the importance of museums, but wonders if they might be the worst possible places to look at art.” (audio)
Is Instagram The New Authentic Art Experience?
“I love the idea of finding something that I might not have found otherwise. So I follow one unknown name to another who has “liked” something on another unknown person’s account, who has then “liked” something on another person’s feed, and so on. Linking. Looking. And looking some more. And I have found plenty.”
Did Putin Give A Picasso From The Hermitage As A Bribe To Get The World Cup?
A secret British report given to Parliament alleges that the Russian president took two paintings from state collections – one allegedly a Picasso from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg – and gave them to FIFA officials in exchange for their votes for Russia’s bid to host the 2018 world soccer championship.
Maybe *All* The Designs For The Guggenheim Helsinki Are A Bad Idea
“There’s nothing especially wrong with any of the individual designs, but taken as a whole, they cast a cynical view of the purpose of architecture (as hype for a project). … “Finns are right to ask whether Helsinki needs the Guggenheim as much as the Guggenheim needs South Harbor.”
Miami’s Perez Museum Celebrates A Year Open. Great Attendance. But Funding?
“Miami finally has a flagship public museum capable of staging its own major shows and hosting important travelling exhibitions—above and beyond what the city’s numerous private museums are able to offer. But an ongoing debate about public funding for the institution has laid bare the single biggest challenge for museums and galleries in the city: fundraising in an increasingly competitive climate.”
Jacksonville Mayor Says City Won’t Remove Art Or Rescind Museum Grant Over Controversy
In his letter to City Council President Clay Yarborough, the mayor wrote: “I am hopeful we can put this issue behind us so that the city can continue working with the arts and cultural community to revitalize downtown, enhance our quality of life, and make Jacksonville a vibrant destination.”