Artists in Egypt “see a disturbing foreshadowing in Egypt’s new constitution, which contains passages, including pointed references to blasphemy and morals, that they fear could be exploited by Islamists to impose restrictive sharia law.”
Tag: 02.09.13
Anne Frank App Not As ‘Immersive’ As Print Book
And really, was it necessary to include a revolving “3D Annex” that shows the location of the bathroom?
Oscar-Nominated ‘No’ Forces Debate In Chile
Was a hip. hot advertising executive on a skateboard the reason that Chileans rejected PInochet? Um, not so much, say those who were there.
Richard Artschwager, Sculptor and Painter Who Defied Categorization, 89
“He handily sidestepped the reigning art movements of the day, indulging elements of Minimalism (in his sculptures) and Pop art (in his paintings) while playfully ignoring their strictures.”
Almost A Thousand Years Later, The Bayeux Tapestry Is Finished
“But the original tapestry ends before the coronation of William in London on Christmas Day in 1066. The last of the three new panels now depict William arriving in London to be crowned.”
James DePreist, 76, Beloved And Pioneering Conductor
“Though he was reluctant to be seen as a role model on the basis of his race, rather than purely for his musical accomplishments, he still understood, he said, that young black musicians regarded him as a role model, much as they had revered his aunt, the great contralto Marian Anderson.”
When Critics Went Mad With Disgust: The ‘Tate War’ And Its Deadly Fallout
“The real casualty of this battle, in Kitaj’s eyes, was his beloved wife and muse, Sandra Fisher, who died of a brain aneurysm aged 47, two weeks after his Tate show opened, and whose death the painter blamed directly on the shock of his very public critical humiliation.”