“Some of the first museums to change how they present exhibits have been in the Bay Area, where gadgets and gadget-heads have lived happily for many years. That kind of environment is proving to be a grand field for the successful introduction of the tech-enabled, extra-dimensional museum experience.”
Tag: 02.10.08
Fighting Back Against Britain’s Ugly Statues
“From the beaches of southern England to the thoroughfares of London, the fightback against ‘bad’ public sculpture in the UK has begun. In recent years an unprecedented number of tasteless statues (with the rare exception, such as works by Antony Gormley) have appeared across the country.”
New Phillips Collection Director Talks Contemporary
Dorothy Kosinski is “charged with reengaging the Phillips with work by living artists — much of which, today, is geared toward countering precisely the sleek, modernist aesthetic the museum’s founded on. There’ll be some juggling to do.”
Report: Morale Threatens London’s Arts Schools
“Tutors and course leaders work under conditions that are both stressful and unsustainable. They are undervalued and feel intimidated. Dissent, whether it’s from students, parents or tutors, is unwelcome. A culture of contempt has developed.”
A Recording Partnership Between Performers And Fans
ArtistShare is an apt name for a company that enabled the production and sale of recordings via a partnership between performing artists and their fans. “Our mission statement is very simple. It’s to develop relationships with fans, and make the biggest return we can for the artists. The fundamental premise is that music’s true values are based upon the individual creativity and the unique process that each artist brings to a recording.”
Obama Beats Clintons To Win Grammy
Obama “beat both former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to win best spoken word album for his audio version of his book The Audacity Of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream.”
How Boeing Revived Jazz In Chicago
“Boeing — with little fanfare — has helped transform the way jazz is presented, funded and marketed in Chicago. And much of the credit goes to a self-effacing, loathes-the-spotlight Boeing executive who seduced his company — and several others — into funneling cash, marketing savvy and other sophisticated business resources into an art form desperately in need of them.”
Neil Young: Music Can’t Change The World
Of course, there was a time when musicians believed it could. “I think that the time when music could change the world is past. I think it would be very naive to think that in this day and age.”
Russians Set Up Looted Art Database
The Russian government has set up a website detailing some 46,000 of the country’s artworks missing due to looting by the Nazis during the Second World War.
Ohio Growth Industry – Cutting-Edge Theatre
It seems that Northeast Ohioans are hungry for new, or newish, American plays…