It’s the summer of doom for big-budget movies. So why doesn’t Hollywood change? (Really: Pirates of the Caribbean *5*?!)
Tag: 07.26.13
Leon Ferrari, 92, Argentine Artist Who Infuriated Dictators And The Current Pope
“Years before he became Pope Francis, Buenos Aires archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio called Ferrari a blasphemer for displaying statues of the Virgin Mary in a blender, little saints in baby bottles, and Christ figures in a toaster.”
One Way To Make Musicians Transparent: Film Them
“The non-fiction music movie appears to be entering a golden era.”
Nashville Symphony Ponied Up $35 Million To Save Schmererhorn
The orchestra now says it’s on a better financial footing, with a better repayment plan for the hall it almost lost – but it might not have much remaining in reserve.
London Council Cannibalizes Its Museum To Save Its Theatre
The Croydon museum can say goodbye to accreditation and grants if it goes through with plans to sell a major Chinese ceramics collection – but the town council doesn’t care.
Fund Your Artsy Kickstarter With Sports Access (Duh)
Spike Lee has offered big Kickstarter donors a chance to sit courtside with him at Knicks games – and that’s the main driver so far for his mysterious film project.
Walter De Maria, 77, Who Transformed Rooms, Landscapes, And The Idea Of Art
“He was best known for large-scale outdoor works that often involved simple if rather extravagant ideas or gestures: a SoHo loft filled with two feet of earth, for example, or a solid brass rod two inches in diameter and one kilometer long driven into the ground in Kassel, Germany.”
Are America’s Cities FIguring Out How To Reinvent Themselves?
“Cities and metropolitan areas are really networks of leaders and institutions. They’re very powerful on their own, but when they come together and they collaborate to compete, they can do grand things together.”
Who Will Rebuild LA’s MoCA?
“While there is no clear front-runner for the job at this point, art world experts said potential candidates include former MOCA senior curator Ann Goldstein. She is currently the artistic director of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, and is a close friend of Joel Wachs.”
Banksy Street Mural Cut Out Of A Wall To Be Sold
“The firm managing the sale – the Sincura Group – said it had not been appreciated in situ and was to be sold.”