BBC’s new show puts 36 people on a desolate island to live, and films the results. The critics are skeptical: “You cannot flirt with nature on this particular Atlantic frontier and not expect to get comprehensively ravaged by her. These poor sods with their suburban escapist fantasies are being shamelessly exploited, and despite the assurances, I simply do not believe they know what they’re letting themselves in for.” – Los Angeles Times 03/01/00
Tag: 03.01.00
NOW YOU TOO CAN OWN…
In an attempt to find a better way to sell independent films, an entrepreneur holds an auction. – Los Angeles Times 03/01/00
A VIEW TO A SALE
- Theoretically any work lent to a museum by a gallery or individual is for sale. But what are the ethics? The director of Australia’s Museum of Contemporary Art has advocated selling exhibitions not primarily to raise money but as a service to artists and to encourage people to buy art. “I have put into our [strategic] plan that we should be taking an active role in encouraging the market,” she said. – Sydney Morning Herald
BOOM TIMES
The Australian art market has taken off, with the take from auction sales doubling in the past three years. The lucrative market has attracted some new players. – Sydney Morning Herald
KIDS’ STUFF
“You read them to your children at bedtime, now you can own them – at a price. The area of the art market that is now growing faster than any other is that of original illustrations to children’s books.” – The Times (UK)
HEY, IT WORKS FOR SPORTS STADIUMS AND BOWL GAMES
Broadway’s Roundabout Theater is to be renamed after an airline. Meanwhile, the venerable Winter Garden is expected to be renamed after a car. Corporate branding comes to Broadway. – New York Times
HOLOCAUST TRIAL
British libel trial rehashes details of the Holocaust. Sometimes the trial is a jousting match, with historical documents and incidents as the lances. Other times, the debate is more disturbing. – Salon