“The only real threat hanging over the art market became evident as seldom before in this week’s sales of Impressionist and Modern art in New York. It is the drying up of art supplies, and that has little to do with the recession.”
Tag: 05.08.09
Prognosis For LA’s Museum Of Contemporary Art: Looking Up?
Reduced circumstances, sure, but perhaps by the end of the year the troubled MoCA could be ready for its next chapter…
As Centuries-Old Manuscripts Are Digitized, Unexpected Treasures Emerge
“Improved technology is allowing researchers to scan ancient texts that were once unreadable – blackened in fires or by chemical erosion, painted over or simply too fragile to unroll.” The new finds include “never-before-seen versions of the Christian Gospels, fragments of Greek poetry and commentaries on Aristotle.”
A New Classical-Only Digital Store
“[Pierre] Schwob, a businessman who is largely unknown in the insular world of orchestras and operas, has put some $4 million of his own money into the launch of Classical Archives, which is a new version of a site Mr. Schwob founded 15 years ago. His site’s selling points: an emphasis on high-quality audio and a browsing system designed by musicologists.”