“Understanding that people are often almost more fascinated in how dancers work and how choreography gets made than they are in the finished product, Misnomer.org has already tried a new approach to posting videos of its work online.”
Tag: 02.07.08
Leading Pakistani Artist Murdered
Ismail Gulgee, one of Pakistan’s most senior and internationally renowned artists, was discovered brutally murdered along with his wife Zareen and a maid in their house in Karachi.
Forget X-Rays – T-Rays See Inside Art
“Scientists from the University of Michigan are using T-rays, a benign form of electromagnetic radiation, to see artwork hidden for centuries by paint or plaster.”
Chinese Art Market Overtakes France
“China is the third most important art market by value, replacing France, which has long held the coveted spot, after New York and London, a leading economist says”
Argentina Looks To Build On Film Success
“Argentine cinema has carved out a niche at arthouses, taken fest kudos and plied styles like minimalism and comic bathos with taste… But now returns are narrowing as costs rise for studio time, wages and promotion.” Debate is raging within the industry over how best to keep Argentina competitive in a Hollywood-dominated world.
The LA County Museum’s Split Personality
The new Broad Museum of Contemporary Art makes it clear. “What a visit to the new LACMA makes clear is the extent to which the western half of its campus has become contested space, straining to hold two very different ideas of how a museum in Los Angeles should look and operate.”
What’s In The New Broad Contermporary Art Museum
“Mostly the exhibition just looks expensive. Really, really expensive. In deciding what to exhibit, art museums everywhere now strongly favor wealthy collectors over artists and art professionals, and slashed government spending at every level (except defense) keeps contemporary cultural institutions hostage to private interests. Ours is an era of supply-side aesthetics, trickling down on the public. BCAM’s loan-show debut is emblematic of the economic elitism humming loudly this presidential election year.”
When Music Requires Construction
The finale of Mahler’s massive 6th Symphony includes two ear-splitting strokes from a percussion instrument the composer described as a “hammer of fate,” The trouble is, Mahler didn’t really specify what such a hammer would look like, and percussionists in orchestras the world over have to get creative when they see the sixth on the schedule.
Winnipeg Museum Preparing To Be Nationalized
“Sometime next week, [Canadian] Heritage Minister Josée Verner will introduce legislation under which the Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg will be a national museum – the first outside Ottawa.” The plan is the culmination of an ambitious plan by the Harper government to bring more museums across Canada under the government umbella. Many questions remain, though…
Hobbled Oscar Ceremony Could Cost Millions
A lot of people and organizations have a financial reason to hope that the writers’ strike is settled in time for the Oscars. “No one has put a value on the Oscar brand, but the Oscars aren’t just about the entertainment industry… The fallout would massively affect the fashion, hospitality, broadcast and tourism industries in both direct and indirect costs.”