Many artists and curators are angry over the recent sale of some 200 works of Chinese art at auction in New York. “As the collection was being formed, they were duped into thinking that a rich Westerner was putting together a permanent collection and would eventually donate some of the works to leading museums. Instead, they say, the buyers were a group of investors who quickly cashed in…”
Tag: 05.07.08
Finding Room For Serra’s Steel
“France is making a fuss this week over Richard Serra, the 68-year-old American bantamweight who fashions elegant, gargantuan art out of steel… But the sheer scale of Mr. Serra’s work has always created difficulties, to which Paris has found two creative solutions…”
Jazz Educators’ Association In Bankruptcy
“In April, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will be turned over to a trustee, its assets parceled out to creditors. This deals a body blow not only to Jazz educators in this country but around the world.”
New Miami Orchestra On The Ropes Before It Starts
It was only a few months ago that the Miami-based Concert Association of Florida announced that it was forming a new professional orchestra, and added a number of orchestra concerts to its schedule. “On Tuesday the Concert Association announced three concerts would be canceled due to a lack of ticket sales.”
Minnesota PAC Launches Ambitious Renovation Plan
St. Paul’s Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has announced plans for a major renovation, during which a 300-seat theater would be replaced by a 1000-seat hall which would serve as the dedicated home of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
This Is The Best New Museum?
New York’s new New Museum is “a freeze-dried packet of desiccated minimalism. It is in no way miraculous. We are in more trouble than I thought if this is the project that is supposed to restore faith in New York City or point the way toward the future of architecture. The most that can be said in its favor is that in the New Museum, as in the firm’s other projects, SANAA raises provocative questions about the value of minimalism in architecture.”