“The first session was contentious but civil, with panel members facing off against property owners who were appealing notices of violation for “markings” on their buildings.”
Category: visual
In China, Reviving An Ancient City And Its Craft Traditions
The streets and alleys of Cicheng are home to houses and temples dating back more than a millennium. Local officials, hoping to keep the city from becoming merely a tourist attraction, “have embarked on an ambitious program to revitalize Cicheng’s craft traditions by encouraging artisans and designers to study and work there.”
The Religious Statue That Survived Sandy Intact
The stunning survival of this statue soon earned it the name of the Virgin Mary of Breezy Point. The sculpture and its setting of ruins were also featured on news coverage by Fox, CNN and NBC, among others. Not surprisingly, this statue’s dramatic appearance has been linked to the discovery of the “9/11 Cross.”
Is East London’s Art Scene Done As Iconic Gallery Closes?
“With news that the White Cube gallery is to close its doors in Hoxton Square, is this the beginning of the end for east London’s art scene?”
Rebuilding Chelsea’s Gallery Scene (And Quickly!)
Numerous “galleries throughout Chelsea have already drained spaces, cleared out art, removed debris, moved art to higher ground, and ripped down walls. Many already have newly spackled walls. Some were saying they thought they could reopen again in only a matter of weeks. Some sooner. It was amazing.”
Keeping Counterfeit Art Off The Market Is Hard
“For organizations … that are charged with protecting an artist’s legacy, the job of patrolling for fakes has become something like a game of Whac-A-Mole.”
Australians Did Not Flock To See Works From The Prado
“Queensland Art Gallery’s Prado blockbuster was billed as a coup for the state, driven by a significant interstate marketing campaign and the allure of some of the world’s finest art. But not even a last-minute rush over the weekend to see ‘Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado’ could have reversed the slow attendances for the $6 million, 15-week exhibition that ended yesterday.”
Glorious Seascapes, Seen In The Tiniest Waves
“The swell of the water, the familiar tube – this looks like a perfect surfing wave, but it is only a few centimetres high. Photographer DebM specialises in capturing tiny waves breaking on the Australian coast in what she calls Waveart.”
Surveying Damage To New York’s Galleries
“Widespread devastation was in painful evidence in scores and scores of ground floor galleries between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. Almost every ground floor gallery had been inundated with four or more feet of water.”
A Painting Shows Us How To Live Alone In Crowds
“What Seurat has in common with these older artists is the profound inwardness granted to each figure. Linked as couples or in clusters, they are nonetheless radiant individuals, each with a unique density.”