“Architecturally, the new Kimbell addition will soon fade into the middle rank of Piano’s oeuvre, neither at the top (the Nasher and Menil) nor the bottom (the Broad Contemporary Art Museum of 2003-2008 in Los Angeles and the Morgan Library & Museum of 2000-2006 in New York.) His Fort Worth pavilion is the twenty-first museum building Piano has completed, with another four in the works, and he cannot be expected to produce a hit every time.”
Category: visual
Artists Alarmed At What’s Become Of Art Schools Are Starting Their Own
“Artists may be among the greatest individualists in any society but some contemporary practitioners, anxious about the future of the culture, are piloting projects that aim to educate and sustain their younger peers.”
The Practical Absurdity Of “Selling” Detroit’s DIA Art
“Michiganders might remember that in the 1920s and ’30s, the cash-hungry Soviet government sold off Russia’s art treasures, dispersing them to other countries. Today, that episode is viewed as a national tragedy.”
How Museums Name Their Shows
“Like naming a baby, getting the title right can do much to determine how others perceive and remember an exhibition. And how many people will attend.”
Museums As Community Centers? C’Mon. They Shouldn’t Be Daycares
“I like an ace café and the lattes on sale as much as the next girl. But there is a seemingly relentless drive to make them more like a nursery and less like a palace of knowledge.”
The Roots Of Urban Planning In The Gardens At Versailles
An new exhibition at Louis XIV’s château posits that His Majesty’s landscape architect, André Le Nôtre, first put into practice ideas about layout that would influence urban planners for the next several centuries.
How A Theft Made The Mona Lisa The World’s Most Famous Painting
It’s easy to assume that the case was big because the Mona Lisa was already “the world’s most famous painting”. It wasn’t. Its status was dramatically enhanced by the affair.
How Art Basel Transformed Miami’s Art Scene
“Art Basel may not have instantly made Miami into a global art hub, as some predicted when it first landed on Florida’s shores in 2002, but the fair has been steadily driving year-round museum attendance and arts patronage.”
Detroit To Arts Foundations: Bail Us Out Or We’ll Sell The Art!
“The Detroit Institute of Arts has joined behind-the-scenes federally mediated talks to shield the museum from creditors in Detroit’s bankruptcy and bolster at-risk municipal pensions.”
For Some Reason, This Is The First Time Anyone Has Mounted A Show About Turner And The Sea
“His grander salon paintings are embarrassing in their attempt to emulate his idol Claude Lorrain, but they were always striving to portray in paint the emotions he felt in gazing at a storm-swept sea or a tumbling mountain waterfall or a Venetian lagoon at twilight.”