Just made public are charges “that no fewer than 15 works produced over the years by the self-styled enfant terrible have been allegedly ‘inspired’ by others.”
Tag: 09.02.10
Seattle Art Museum Taps $10 Million Loan From Its Endowment
“SAM estimates the loss of its lease with Washington Mutual on the downtown tower that adjoins the art museum will cost it about $25 million — a sum that includes the loss of rental revenue while the property is vacant.”
Corot Theft Maybe Wasn’t? (Charges Dropped)
“A New York woman who sued her sales agent over the disappearance of a $1.4 million Corot painting decided to drop her complaint after concluding a convicted art thief in a mug shot was the artwork’s co-owner, her lawyer said.”
Why Does The Flagship of the PhilOrch’s New Download Series Sound So Bad?
In the hall, this concert performance of Strauss’s Alpine Symphony, conducted by Charles Dutoit, was by all accounts a triumph. Yet the sound files, in all but the most expensive format, are flat and dull, barely recognizable as the Fabulous Philadelphians. What happened in the translation?
Presenting the Act of Drawing as Dance
“The casually lettered sign on the sidewalk in front of Dance Theater Workshop says ‘Live Drawing Tonight 5-9 p.m’.” Inside, visual and movement artist Tony Orrico, an alumnus of Trisha Brown’s and Shen Wei’s companies, is spending four-hour stretches drawing on DTW’s gallery wall as an audience looks on.
Uh Oh. Two Thirds In UK Poll Think Arts Funding Should Be Cut
“Two-thirds of people agree with the government’s stance on cutting arts funding and increasing reliance on private cash, a survey has suggested. And a fifth of the 2,022 British adults questioned said visual arts should not be given any government funding.”
London Bridge As Musical Instrument
“Nick Franglen is using London Bridge and its human traffic to create a 24-hour piece of music – armed only with a theremin and an espresso machine.”
The Way You Read Books – Let The Battle Commence
“By the end of this year, 10.3 million people are expected to own e-readers in the United States, buying about 100 million e-books. The trend is wreaking havoc inside the publishing industry, but inside homes, the plot takes a personal twist as couples find themselves torn over the “right way” to read”
A Look At The Royal Shakespeare Company’s New Digs
According to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s artistic director, Michael Boyd, the revamped theatre will provide “the best auditorium for performing Shakespeare anywhere”. For Shakespeare fans, the facelift is long overdue.
Controversy: Cape Town Museum Director Takes Down The Gainesboroughs, Puts Up African Art (Oh My)
“For the first time I thought it wasn’t really appropriate because it’s a kind of colonial English collection and there are many of those around the world in the English colonies. It wasn’t really showcasing any aspect of South African culture that was unique to the history of this period. It was a conscious decision to show contemporary work in those spaces.”