“A routine check into an antiquity’s history has uncovered its stolen past, prompting a swift return to a French museum by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). The MFA delivered the bronze statuette, which had been in its collection since 1904, to the Musée de la Chartreuse in Douai.”
Tag: 01.30.13
Organizations Start Closing Due To Slashing Of Dutch Arts Funding
“Because of budget cuts and financial reorganization of the country’s cultural sector, about 40 of the 120 cultural arts organizations in the country became ineligible for federal grants this year. Some of them have been able to secure financing from other sources, but at least two dozen had to fold at the beginning of the year.”
Did Tina Fey And 30 Rock Change Things For Women In TV?
“Fey’s 30 Rock success … just so happened to occur on the front end of what has been a very encouraging time for women working in the industry. More high-profile comedies … are being created or co-created by women and placing dynamic, dysfunctional, and funny female characters at the center of their narratives.”
The Saga Of Broadway’s Aborted Rebecca Just Got Weirder
“Lawyers for the producers of Rebecca sued Marc Thibodeau, the show’s former publicist, in State Supreme Court on Tuesday for defamation and breach of contract and fiduciary duty, claiming that he scared off an 11th-hour angel investor whose money might have enabled the show to go on.”
Knoedler Gallery Sued Over Yet Another Fake Painting
“The once-grand Knoedler gallery has been accused again of selling a forged painting for $5.5 million that was attributed to an American master, in this case, the artist Mark Rothko.”
Two More Arrested In Plundering Of Historic Naples Library
“Prosecutors in Naples said two more people had been arrested on suspicion of taking part in a ‘premeditated, organised and brutal’ sacking of the city’s 16th century Girolamini library … where thousands of rare and antique books were last year found to have disappeared.”
Kennedy Center Announces A Makeover
“Today, the center is back with a consolation prize, and there is substantial consolation in the plan, even if it doesn’t come close to solving the center’s architectural and urban design woes.”
The Problem With NYC’s Public Library Plans
“The value of an institution isn’t measured in public square feet. But its value can be devalued by bad architecture. And here we get to the schematics Mr. Foster finally unveiled last month.”
Report: Naples’ Historic Buildings Are Being Destroyed
“The report revealed an alarming statistic: Naples has around 200 closed and abandoned churches. Some have been stripped of all their furnishings including works of art, some never received the funds they had been promised, while others received them but never embarked on the agreed conservation projects.”
Bolshoi Ballerina Cites Danger, Seeks Refuge In Canada
“Leading Bolshoi ballerina Svetlana Lunkina declared on Tuesday that she is abandoning Russia for the sanctuary of Canada, a move reminiscent of the Cold War, when dancers routinely made headlines by defecting from the harsh political climate of the Soviet Union for greater personal and artistic freedoms in the West.”