“French curator Jérôme Sans is expected to be announced as the new artistic director of the Ullens Center of Contemporary Art (UCCA) in Beijing at a press conference in Paris on Tuesday.” It is believed that the move to replace founding director Fei Dawei came after Dawei had several clashes with colleagues at the center.
Tag: 02.18.08
UK Clamours For Big Public Art
Public art, by which I mean art that aspires to speak not to a limited gallery-going public but to the entire population, is the defining British art of our time. Week by week, spectacular new commissions of “landmark” art are announced.
The Top Ten Hamlets Ever
A difficult list to make, but one worth considering…
Saskatchewan Performing Arts Center Struggles Not To Close
A few weeks ago most of the staff of the Regina Performing Arts Center resigned when the center ran out of money.
A Chelsea Gallery That Breaks The Mold
“Called Honey Space by its creator, the gallery has sprung up in one of the last unused (and as yet undeveloped or demolished) old warehouses in the booming, polished Chelsea art district. No rent is paid by the gallery. There is no sign. The door on 11th Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets looks a little like a breach in the wall.”
Literary Pioneer Alain Robbe-Grillet, 85
Seeking to overturn conventional fiction, Robbe-Grillet attempted to write novels that avoided psychological or ideological commentary, as he explained in his 1963 book, “Pour un Nouveau Roman” (“Toward a New Novel”).
Graffiti Artist Caught Trying To Escape On Crutches
“A Darwin Awards aspirant in Germany got caught after he a) sprayed graffiti on a train at lunchtime in front of a cop and b) tried to hobble away on crutches. He didn’t get far.”
A Look At Nazi-Looted Art Whose Owners Perished
“Worldwide, experts say, anywhere between 250,000 and 600,000 pieces of art looted by the Nazis were never claimed and remain in the possession of museums, governments and private collectors.” A new show in Jerusalem displays artworks that “were stolen from museums and salons by the Nazis and never reclaimed because many of the rightful owners perished during World War II.”
The Largest Charity Art Auction Ever
It happened at Sotheby’s on Vaentine’s Day. “After being introduced by Bono performing an a cappella version of All You Need Is Love, it exceeded expectations, realising $42.9 million and breaking 25 artists’ records.”
Report: Pantings Stolen In Swiss Robbery Have Been Found
Paintings stolen in one of Europe’s largest art thefts have been discovered in a parking lot in front of a psychiatric hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, according to local media.