“The National Gallery is hands down the most prestigious and respected steward of fine art in Washington, and its reputation is international. But this is not a swallowing of the Corcoran — this is the end of the Corcoran and its final dismemberment.”
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Breaking: National Gallery To Take Over Corcoran Gallery?
“The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington’s oldest private art museum, and its venerable college of art and design would cease to exist as an independent institution, and its key components — artwork, historic building and school program — would be taken over by the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University, under a plan announced Wednesday afternoon.”
The Six British Architects Who Have Changed The Modern City
Many of the world’s most striking modern buildings from the past 60 years have been created by a single generation of six British architects – each known for their distinctive high-tech style.
Hard Choices In Makeover Of DC’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
“The building on Ninth and G streets NW was never perfect, and it’s long been overdue for renovation. But the choice of Mecanoo suggests there may be complicated and painful process ahead, as concerns about historic preservation clash with the library’s urgent desire for a more functional, welcoming and contemporary building.”
Artist Who Smashed Ai Weiwei Vase: I Didn’t Know It Was 2,000 Years Old!
Maximo Caminero: “If you saw the vases on display and the way they were painted there was no way one would think the artist had painted over an ancient artifact. Instead, I thought it was a common clay pot like you would find at Home Depot, frankly.”
Watch Maximo Caminero Smash Ai Weiwei’s $1M Vase
Oh yes, it was caught on video.
Should We Keep Children Out Of Museums?
“At one time the answer was simple: keep them out. The pleasures of a museum and a gallery are beyond them, so they’re bound to be bored, or inappropriately excited by the joys of running up and down the polished floors.”
Ai Wei Wei Comments On The Vandalism Of His Work In Miami Museum
“The protest itself may be valid but to damage somebody’s work to do that is questionable.” The artist told CNN that the destroyed vase doesn’t bother him because his work has been damaged before.
Shades Of Christo! – A Plan To Wrap The World’s Tallest Building
The bizarre endeavor, called EXO-BURJ, would cover the entire building, from spire to ground level, in a “super-lightweight, reflective and semi-transparent fabric material.”
Today’s Hyper Art Market Is Changing The Definition Of What It Means To Be A “Collector”
in the 21st century’s increasingly financialized market — where art is treated as an investment and where paintings are tracked and traded instantaneously — one has to ask, what does the word “collector” mean nowadays?