Scotland is undergoing a study of its cultural landscape in order to help the government formulate its funding priorities. But critics warn that a “scarcity of reliable facts and figures will hamper the work of the new commission, established a month ago by the Scottish Executive to inform and shape the future of arts and culture in Scotland.”
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SF Gallery Owner Gets Black Eye Over Painting
“After displaying a painting of U.S. soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners, a San Francisco gallery owner bears a painful reminder of the nations unresolved anguish over the incidents at Abu Ghraib – a black eye and bloodied brow delivered by an unknown assailant who apparently objected to the art work.”