“From what a USC Norman Lear Center study has concluded — Los Angeles television news stations manage just 22 seconds of local government coverage for every half hour on the air — broadcasters follow FCC rules like L.A. drivers follow stop signs: as helpful reminders for anyone who doesn’t happen to be in a big hurry.”
Tag: 03.17.10
Museum Quadruples Visitors With Terra Cotta Warriors
“In anticipation of the crowds, the [National Geographic Museum] doubled its exhibition space and, for the first time in its long history, charged admission. … During the show, the museum has counted upwards of 2,200 people a day, as opposed to the 550 visitors it normally receives. The financial payoff? An estimated $2.7 million in gross revenue.”
Where Musicians Go For Help Navigating US Visa Hassles
Tamizdat, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, is “a nonprofit group with an official mission of promoting international cultural exchange, and a docket each year of hundreds of visa applications that need I’s precisely dotted and T’s precisely crossed. Its clients include classical, ethnic and pop musicians from around the world….”
Lloyd Webber Foundation To Sell Blue Period Picasso
With a current high estimate of $60.9 million, “the work had been scheduled to be sold by the Lloyd Webber Foundation at Christie’s New York in November 2006” but “was withdrawn after a German academic claimed it was forcibly sold to the Nazis in the mid- 1930s.” The dispute was later settled.
Art Dubai Isn’t The Scene It Once Was
“A third of last year’s exhibitors are skipping Art Dubai, including dealerships such as London’s Lisson Gallery and New York’s L&M Arts. With booth rates discounted by 20 percent, there are 72 exhibitors — four more than in 2009. About 40 percent are first-timers.”