Neal Shapiro, president of the New York public television station WNET, Channel 13, comes from the commercial side of television. Now he wants to make public TV more nimble and timely. It means challenging some long-held ways of doing business.
Tag: 01.30.08
Business Of Art (Not Art Of Business): Who Should Run Museums?
“In part, the goal is that business people — or at least those with far more financial acumen than art training — do not end up running museums. And it is also to help the next generation of museum directors cope with the growing financial pressures on art institutions as they compete for visitors with one another and with the pop-culture industry.”
Canada’s Oldest (169 Years) Bookstore Forced To Close
“The Book Room on Barrington Street in Halifax opened for business in 1839 and survived two World Wars and the Great Depression… But the retail store couldn’t outlast big box bookstores.”
Art Removal Sparks Question: Who Gets To Decide Public Art?
Orange County’s John Wayne Airport removes a piece of art from a public art show out of fears it might be controversial. The artist objects. So who should decide what public art gets chosen and displayed? A curator? Committee? The airport’s administration?
New Books TV Show To Hit The Web
“Titlepage” will combine elements of “Apostrophes,” a popular French literary program; “The Charlie Rose Show” on public television; and “Dinner for Five,” in which a group of actors discussed their craft, on the Independent Film Channel.
Museum To Buy Controversial Muhammad Cartoons
“The Museum of Danish Cartoon Art in Copenhagen is planning to buy the 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad which sparked global riots when they were published in European newspapers. More than 50 people died in the violence which followed.”
Koolhaus To Update Hermitage
Architect Rem Koolhaas has been chosen to redesign the art displays inside St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum over the next six years to modernize the landmark Russian institution.