Actually, it’s only two particular – though very popular – sections of the park: Strawberry Fields, the memorial to John Lennon (who lived and died just across the street); and the Bethesda Fountain area. The Central Park Conservancy, which manages the park, has declared both spots official Quiet Zones, with fines for violators.
Tag: 05.30.11
How Britain’s Modernist Buildings Are Being Lost
Taken together, their loss would amount to an editing of history, the forgetting and smoothing over of a vital period in British politics and architecture.
How Fake Designer Products Help Boost Brands
Every fake Prada handbag represents a lost sale for Prada. But a dirty little secret is that Prada rip-offs can also function as free advertising for real Prada handbags–partly by signaling the brand’s popularity, but, less obviously, by creating what MIT marketing professor Renee Richardson Gosline has described as a “gateway” product.
Florida Governor Vetoes All Funding For Public Broadcasting (It’s A ‘Special Interest’)
“In an unexpected move last week, Gov. Rick Scott cut all state spending to public television and radio stations … [He] called the vetoes a rejection of special interests, a label that made public broadcasting officials bristle.”
Kansas Readers Debate Eliminating Art Funding
A sense of the level of public debate over arts funding in Kansas (read comments section at the bottom of this article).
Kansas Governor Eliminates Arts Funding
“Gov. Sam Brownback eliminated state funding for arts programs Saturday, leaving the Kansas Arts Commission without a budget, staff or offices, as he signed a new spending plan that also cut aid to public schools and made reductions across state government.”
Unpacking The NY City Opera Crisis
“City Opera right now represents a perfect storm of mismanagement and bad luck — most of their current problems can be traced back to some heavy-handed board decisions a couple of years ago — in a climate where there’s no room for mistakes.”
Getting A Handle On What People Think (The New Focus Group)
“Welcome to the new focus group. Be it making collages or using mobile applications that track participants’ purchases minute by minute, advertisers are experimenting with new ways to learn about what consumers think of their products.”
Art Market Prices Are Up Dramatically (But Not For All Artists)
“Prices for the work of a variety of artists, including some top names like Larry Rivers, Eric Fischl and Francesco Clemente, have declined or stayed flat at auction in recent years.”
Boston’s New Museum Of Fine Arts Wing – A Big Success Six Months Out
“Earlier this month, the wing was named the year’s “outstanding permanent collection new installation (or reinstallation)” by the Association of Art Museum Curators. Since the launch, MFA attendance has shot up by 50 percent. Admission and membership revenue have increased by 25 percent. And more than 7,000 tours of the new wing have been conducted by MFA curators and gallery instructors.”