“The rules of artists’ representation are being rewritten as the market expands. As dealers open more spaces abroad, artists have to decide who to show with, and where.”
Tag: 10.10.12
Musicians Protest Internet Streaming Income Rates
“Ellen Shipley, the co-writer (with a 50% share) of Belinda Carlisle’s Heaven Is a Place On Earth reported receiving $38.49 for the 2,118,200 streams the track had accumulated on YouTube in the last quarter.”
Man Charged With Vandalizing Rothko Painting At Tate Modern
“Wlodzimierz Umaniec, an artist who co-founded an artistic movement known as “yellowism”, was arrested on Monday and charged last night after the mural was vandalised on Sunday.”
This Year’s National Book Award Finalists
“The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, appears to have taken to heart the criticism from previous years that its nominations went to obscure works that sold few copies.”
YouTube To Begin Charging Fee For Some Video
“You will see us offer an option to all the channels that are our partners to start charging subscriptions for their content.”
The Increasing Difficulty Of Exhibiting Ai Weiwei’s Work
“Ai has always been a conceptual artist. The challenge of a conventional museum exhibition is that his output has become more and more immaterial. It could be that Mr. Ai is now best reflected in other ways.”
Worry: Publishers’ Restrictions On E-Books Will Kill Public Libraries
“Removal of books from libraries is the opposite of what should be happening.”
Scottish Opera Orchestra Musicians Form Their Own Business
“Musicians from the Orchestra of Scottish Opera have formed a co-operative to market themselves as a commercial operation.”
Publishing Business Is Being Reinvented (But It Has To Change)
“Do-it-yourself publishing is burdened by DIY marketing, copy editing and cover design. It’s a distressing path for writers who just want to write. But a new choice will emerge, if changes in journalism over the past decade serve as a guide.”
Perth Loses One Of Its Two Professional Theatre Companies
“Deckchair Theatre will close after its board ruled falling box office numbers, sponsorship and government support had rendered the 30-year-old company unviable. … Deckchair’s departure leaves Black Swan as Western Australia’s only state theatre company.”