“A toothless garbageman who once wandered Hong Kong’s streets with dingy bags of ink and brushes tied to his crutches is now the subject of a major retrospective.” Tsang Tsou-choi “spent half a century dodging security guards and police officers as he obsessively covered lampposts and mailboxes, slums and ferry piers, with his distinctive Chinese text.”
Tag: 05.05.11
Why Care About Art Auction Prices?
“The reporting of art sales – and beyond that, the figures themselves – create totally false narratives of the supposed value of art. Prices are given historic significance. Does it mean anything that Picasso is now so expensive? Did it mean anything when Klimt set a record? Does it tell us anything profound about our society if rich people buy contemporary art in preference to Old Masters, or vice versa?”
Commission Recommends National Museum Of Latino History For US Capitol
“In very clear language, the report says national recognition of Hispanic contributions to America is long overdue. ‘The Mall, more than any other public space in our country does indeed tell the story of America, and yet that story is not complete’.”
Jerry Seinfeld To Post All His Stand-Up Routines Online
“Over the course of a comedy career of 36 years and counting and 9 seasons of a singularly influential sitcom, Jerry Seinfeld has built a vast repository of stand-up material but was never truly master of his domain, in the online sense. That will change on Friday with the debut of his Web site, JerrySeinfeld.com, an online home for video of nearly every recorded comedy performance given by its creator and namesake”
Struggling Literary House Museums Turn To Ghost Tourism
“The past few years have been tough on cultural and historical institutions such as the Mount, [Edith Wharton’s estate]. In the recession, big donors grew scarce, and visitor counts declined. The market for ghosts and the supernatural, on the other hand, has boomed … So the conservators of several august literary homesteads and venerable historical sites have jumped on the bandwagon.”