Category: visual

“Only a few years ago the Corcoran wanted to add one, a Frank Gehry-designed wing. But it had to scrap that idea in 2005, having been unable to raise the necessary funds. Now it wants to sell the building it’s in and move away. Outsiders can be forgiven for being confused.”

“In Hoxton or New York, it might be regarded as commonplace – witty stencils and stickers posted by an artist around public spaces. In Singapore, however, a city obsessed with order and where ‘vandals’ can be flogged, 27-year-old Samantha Lo – the so-called ‘Sticker Lady’ – has inspired a massive online campaign after being arrested for posting stickers.”

“Ornate stucco reliefs have crumbled from the Trevi fountain, Rome’s baroque masterpiece, making it the latest in a series of Italian monuments to suffer damage and reigniting a row over Italy’s commitment to protect its heritage.”

“Ai said self-interest is China’s only political ideology and the ‘people in office just try to maintain so-called stability to protect their own profit, or their own interest. They have to crush other voices. There’s no real communication or discussion.'”

“There are two main reasons why Facebook is a dominant Internet company. One, it is the first cross-platform and truly global identity provider. Second, it is the most constantly updated photo album on the planet. That is why photos are Facebook’s lifeblood.”

Walter De Maria’s magical “Lightning Field,” in the remote desert of western New Mexico, is showing its age. Years of rough weather have damaged the work, which was commissioned by the Dia Foundation and completed in 1977.

“No reopening date has been announced, and millions of dollars still have to be raised, but for the first time since it ran out of cash and was forced to close in September, the science center has a clear pathway to solvency.”

“The Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York will undergo a $64-million expansion that will add approximately 100,000 square feet of space to its facilities. The expansion, designed by architect Thomas Phifer and Partners, is expected to be completed in 2014.”

In a 2am show at the Mayakovskaya station – comissioned by Stalin and opened in 1938 – “[the] stars of the evening were the mosaics in the soaring domes of the platform – a series of ovals of Soviet landmarks and heroes from the Kremlin and air force bombers to athletes and workers – the work of Alexander Deineka, one of the masters of Soviet modernism.”