“The announcement of a shortlist of six new works competing to be the next two sculptures to occupy the plinth in the square’s northwest corner offers an opportunity to reflect on how these works get chosen.”
Category: visual
The Candidates To Next Occupy Trafalgar’s Fourth Plinth
“Six pieces of art have been unveiled in London, one of which will be chosen to replace the blue cockerel currently displayed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.”
100 Works Of Art That Define Our Age?
“A new art book is boldly going where no other a few other art books have gone before, daring to highlight 100 works of art that have defined the late 20th and early 21st century art world.”
Santiago Calatrava’s Clients Are Getting Ticked Off
“In numerous interviews, other architects, academics and builders say that Mr. Calatrava is amassing an unusually long list of projects marred by cost overruns, delays and litigation. It is hard to find a Calatrava project that has not been significantly over budget. And complaints abound that he is indifferent to the needs of his clients.”
Auction Houses See A Business In Digital Art
“At one point, digital art was a sort of niche. But it is now so ubiquitous, it has thoroughly invaded the contemporary art landscape. It is also pushing contemporary art in new directions.”
Four Prominent Artists Who Quit MoCA Board In Protest Last Year Will Help Choose Museum’s New Director
“MOCA confirmed Monday that John Baldessari, Barbara Kruger, Catherine Opie and Ed Ruscha are all on its 14-member search committee.”
What’s Made The Finals Of This Year’s ArtPrize
“There are 1,524 installations at this year’s Art Prize, which takes place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and is billed as the world’s largest art prize. All the selections on the juror short lists are now in the running for a $20,000 prize, which will be awarded in each category at the ArtPrize Awards on October 4.”
Golden Hoard Found At Foot Of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
“Hebrew University archaeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar disclosed the contents of the discovery Monday morning: Two bundles containing thirty-six gold coins, gold and silver jewelry, and a gold medallion, ten centimeter in diameter, adorned with images of a menorah (Temple candelabrum) a shofar (ram’s horn) and a Torah scroll.”
Why Must Seattle’s Newest District Be So Architecturally Dull?
“Seattle is a creative-class capital, where innovation and steely resolve have nurtured leading companies from Boeing Co. to Microsoft Corp., Nordstrom Inc. to Starbucks Corp. Why must architecture go missing?”
ArtPrize – A Big Idea That Now Needs To Evolve
“ArtPrize has paid big cultural dividends for Grand Rapids, but the competition has also entered a crucial period of transition as it morphs from a start-up into a sustainable institution.”