Antonio Paolucci has been art superintendent in Venice, head of Florence museums and Italy’s culture minister in 1995-96, among other high-profile jobs.
Tag: 12.04.07
Booming Indian Art Market Changes The Landscape
“In India today, there are investment funds set up to make money off the the nation’s artists. Ranjit Hoskote, a prominent Indian critic, says many artists are producing quickly to make money while the market is hot.”
Detroit Prosecutor Links Video Games And Violence
“No one can convince me that there isn’t a link between some of the gory, gritty, horrendous crime that we’ve been seeing in the past few years, particularly in the 18-25 year old group, [and] these games.”
Economists: Violins Are A Good Investment
“Investment in violins gives a long-term return after inflation of around 3-4 percent. Its researchers also found that while the overall return for violins is often lower than for other assets, it tends to improve when stocks and bonds are weak, and vice versa.”
Why Mark Wallinger Won The Turner Prize
No one remembers whatever it was that Tracey Emin was nominated for in 1999 — she didn’t win — but everybody can recall the soiled and unmade bed she showed in the exhibition. This time, it’s the other way around.
The Booker Prize, Russian Edition
“Now the country’s leading literary award — the winner takes home $20,000 — the Russian Booker has had a bumpy history. The contest was established 15 years ago by Booker Plc, the food wholesaler that bankrolled the U.K. Booker Prize until 2002.”
Venerable Minn. Theatre Gets Healthy
Five years ago Minnesota’s Penumbra Theatre, “one of America’s premiere African-American theaters” had a $600,000 of debt and was “living hand-to-mouth”. Tuesday, the theater said that it finished its fourth consecutive year with a surplus. The old debt has been erased.
Congress Moves To Derail FCC Vote On Media Deregulation
“The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously passed a bill that would stop Martin’s plans for a Dec. 18 Federal Communications Commission vote to relax the newspaper-TV station cross-ownership restriction.”
Film Festivals Ask: Are There Too Many Of Us?
Directors of film festivals from all over the world get together. “One anxiety left unvoiced at the fourth annual Intl. Film Festival Summit, was that there may simply be too many fests, with an estimated 4,000-7,000 worldwide.”
Ok, It’s Illegal Filesharing (But Do The Recording Companies Care?)
“The low-profile success of MP3 blogs, and the apparent unconcern of the music industry, is in stark contrast to the aggressive anti-piracy actions taken by the Recording Industry Association of America in other spheres.”