12/19/2006
12/12/2006
Backlash over return of looted art
The debate over restitution for looted art is
heating up in Germany. Museums are questioning the motives of claimants as they face the loss of expensive works.
12/08/2006
Art to see before you die II
The Guardian’s Arts Blog readers have finished thier list of 50 works of art to see before you die. If you’re reading this from my art website, then you’ve only 49 left ;>
12/05/2006
Metro wants “better” music
Rather than fixing the escalators, Metro is seeking to vet street performers. A new proposal would select and pay, ensuring that they all sound the same IMO.
12/04/2006
Sackler Sets Record as Multitudes Flock To Bible Exhibit
With 40-minute waits, the Sackler is drawing record crowds to ‘Bibles Before the Year 1000′, an exhibit of the development of the Christian Bible.
12/01/2006
The creation myths
Very little thought is typically given to the work/life balance of artists. Here’s an interesting article about artists striving to create amid the demands of family and personal life.
11/28/2006
Paris plans rival to Eiffel tower
Paris’s “mini-Manhattan” is planning a building to rival its beloved Eiffel tower. The Phare tower will be the centrepiece of an ambitious overhaul of its business district.
11/27/2006
Afghan museum returns
The Afghanistan Museum in Exile is returning home after seven years in Switzerland. Its collection will be sent back to Kabul as Unesco has deemed it safe enough. The museum left after the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas and many other cultural artifacts.
11/21/2006
Exhibiting Good Taste
Here’s an interesting article
on the evolution of the museum shop. It’s not what it used to be.
