“Now that marijuana has been legalized for medical purposes in 20 states, and for recreation in Washington and Colorado, makers of what is known as ‘heady glass’ are showcasing their work in art books and public competitions.”
Category: visual
Seeking Ancient Burmese Art For A New York Debut
Curators are searching “among hundreds of rarely seen ancient objects in the neglected museums and dusty storerooms they have been scouring across Myanmar as they prepare for a 2015 exhibit at the Asia Society in New York City that will celebrate the nation’s long-hidden Buddhist art.”
On The Architecture Of Prisons
“Just as prisons in the U.S. are now designed to look not just secure and largely windowless but so nondescript that they practically disappear, architecture firms often coat their prison-design work in several layers of euphemism. … But thanks to a growing number of factors – some within the architecture profession, some political, others in pop culture – prison design is shedding some of that carefully managed anonymity.”
Foundation To Sell 10 de Koonings to Fund Programs
“Now, to raise more than $30 million for an endowment that would support scholarly and educational initiatives, the foundation has decided to sell 10 paintings in a particularly grand way.”
Attitudes About Museums Selling Art Changing In UK?
“Even ten years ago, the museum profession as represented by the Museums Association was adamantly opposed to sales. The asssociation now takes a more pragmatic line, influenced by the Watts Gallery’s application to sell two paintings to rescue the gallery from near-collapse; the works were sold in 2008.”
This Summer’s Dali Show In Madrid Broke Admission Records
“A museum spokesman confirms that 732,339 people visited “Dali: All of the Poetic Suggestions and All of the Plastic Possibilities”. There were long lines to get in, and the Reina SofÃa stayed open until 11pm to cope with the demand.”
Detroit Institute Of Arts Director: “Selling Any Art Would Be Tantamount To Closing The Museum”
“[Graham] Beal minces no words in his September letter on the DIA website, telling supporters that he remains adamant that selling art as part of Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy is the nuclear option that would have catastrophic results.”
National Design Museum Acquires An App – For Its Collection
“The Cooper-Hewitt is announcing the unprecedented acquisition of an artifact you will never find encased in a plexiglass cube or sequestered in a climate-controlled storage facility. In a physical sense, it doesnt even exist: It’s a piece of software, an app called Planetary, and it heralds the museum’s first foray into intangible items.”
Santiago’s Museum of Contemporary Art Reopens Following Theft
The main branch of the Chilean museum was burglarized during a major open-air concert in August 15. Two butterfly prints by Damien Hirst were stolen and have now been recovered; additional security is in place.
The Time Jackie Kennedy Hid The White House Cezannes
“Perhaps the omissions represented the public relations savvy of a young but seasoned political wife. She knew the art’s importance, having studied French history at the Sorbonne in Paris, but may have thought it impolitic to draw attention to Modern French paintings in an American Neoclassical house.”