“The statue is riddled with tiny cracks, particularly in the ankles of the boy warrior, and could collapse as a result of vibrations from the 1.4 billion euro project” – a high-speed rail tunnel and station to be built in the ground under central Florence.
Tag: 03.04.11
How To Improve Online Art Museums
“A decade ago, museums were producing CD-Roms that gave deep, engaged access to aspects of their collections: I would like to see that approach extended to websites and apps. Why is there not yet a really rich, interactive digital edition of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks?”
Spider-Man Cited For Three Safety Violations
The citations were issued in response to the injuries of four separate cast members in Sept., Oct., Nov., and Dec. 2010.
A New Plan To Thwart Illegal Music Downloading
“The international music trade group IFPI has found a way to shut down, it hopes, piratical iTunes-style websites operating in countries like Russia and the Ukraine–it wants to curtail their ability to accept major credit cards.”
Film – The Way We’ll Get To Understand The Middle East?
“The Middle East is developing a rich film culture, which offers opportunities for more equitable intercontinental connections. Compared with the one-way dynamics of another regional phenomenon, Western museum franchises (Guggenheim and Louvre outposts are under development in Abu Dhabi), film has a greater potential for reciprocity. As a medium, film resplendently promotes cultural identity and exchange.”
New Chicago Mayor Has Big Plans For The Arts
Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s mayor-elect, signaled his intent to “raise up” the arts in Chicago, especially in the neighborhoods, and previewed a major generational and cultural shift at a City Hall about to be run by a confident leader who listens to the alternative rock band Wilco, likes the darker plays at Steppenwolf Theatre and American Theater Company and is not about to stop hanging out at rock venues like Schubas or the Riviera Theatre.
Downside: Oscar Attention Increases Piracy
“With all those movies suddenly in demand, illegal downloads jump dramatically as well. According to Variety, in the week after nominations were announced on Jan. 25, illegal daily downloads of True Grit increased worldwide by 34 per cent, The Fighter by 23 per cent and Black Swan by 6 per cent.”
Dance’s Last Taboo: Tattoos?
“Perhaps the most famous tattoo worn by a ballerina is that on the back of actress Mila Kunis, in Darren Aronofsky’s film Black Swan. But in most classical dance companies, where uniformity of movement and appearance is everything, tattoos are still taboo.”
Arts Education On Chopping Block In Budget Battle
“Federal funding totaling $40 million for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ educational programs, arts education grants for the disabled and grants to train arts teachers are just some of the arts-related programs on the chopping block as Congress and the Obama administration wrangle over how much to cut the 2010-11 federal budget.”
Orchestra Musicians To Show Solidarity With Detroit Symphony Musicians
“Players are participating from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. The blue bracelets read “AFM Solidarity,” referring to the national federation coordinating the effort.”