“The Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle is launching a four-year, $55-million effort to build a three-dimensional map documenting the levels of activity of some 20,000 different genes across the human brain.”
Tag: 03.13.08
Proposal: Make Unemployed Danish Artists Teach
“Unemployed artists in Denmark should teach in schools instead of just receiving unemployment benefits, the ministries of culture and education have proposed. Although Denmark has the lowest rate of unemployment in the European Union at 2.7%, graduates from art schools are far more likely to be jobless than the average Dane.”
Stratford Shocker – Artistic Team Out
“In a move that shocked the Canadian arts community, General Director Antoni Cimolino announced Thursday afternoon the resignation of two of his three Artistic Directors, Marti Maraden and Don Shipley. The third member of the triumvirate, Des McAnuff will be remaining with the Festival as the sole Artistic Director.”
Report: FCC Is Broken
The American regulatory agency is a mess bureaucratically, and can’t enforce its own rules…
Claim: Chinese Artists Have Easier Artistic Path Than Other Artists
“Chinese artists have at their disposal a more diverse range of cultural nourishment and references. They have experienced more trials and tribulations than artists in other regions; and more than artists of any other region, today’s Chinese artists have an easier path to success. I don’t mean success in the market sense, but in an artistic sense.”
Detroit Institute Of Arts Says He’s Staying
Detroit Institute of Arts director Graham Beal has not left the museum, despite an awkwardly phrased story in Wednesday’s New York Times that might leave that impression.
Palm Beach Opera On The Ropes
“Opera officials blame the mess on the fact that the nonprofit company has funneled increasing amounts of money into its shows in an effort to raise its artistic profile and woo attendees. But it hasn’t been as successful in finding donors, resulting in ongoing annual deficits anywhere from $1 million to $3 million.”
China’s White Hot Art Market (At What Cost?)
“The art district has become a thriving institution, but its commercial success has come at a cost. Formerly quiet alleys now throng with tourists and traffic, and most of the old workshops are now terrace cafes, boutiques and trinket shops. Sharply rising rents and tighter government controls have driven out many founding artists. Small studios have been replaced by big galleries – a sign, say critics, that commerce has supplanted creativity.”
Zero Sum Game (And Why It Makes Us Happy)
“What is it about zero cost that we find so irresistible? Why does free! make us so happy? After all, free! can lead us into trouble: things that we would never consider purchasing become incredibly appealing as soon as they are free!”
Hollywood Still Picking Up The Pieces
The writers’ strike may have ended, but don’t think that means that television is back to normal. “At a time in the year when the networks would normally be getting ready to roll out season finales, March and April are instead being seen as a crucial window to win back audiences for next year, and to soothe jittery advertisers.”