“For more than three decades, the Hong Kong Dance Company has been synonymous with Chinese dance, especially traditional folk and ethnic disciplines. But with Yang Yuntao now at its helm, this focus is likely to shift.”
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Will This Calder Be The Next Work The Delaware Art Museum Sells, Er, Deaccessions?
“Alexander Calder’s prominent Black Crescent mobile has been removed from the Delaware Art Museum’s East Court and its collections database, making it potentially the third work the museum will sell by October.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.10.14
All-in-All, A Good Plan at the Frick
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-10
Moscow Shadows And Igor Butman
AJBlog: RiffTides | Published 2014-06-10
Opera: black tie and picnic, circus or seminar?
AJBlog: Plain English | Published 2014-06-10
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Google Adds Graffiti To Its Search
“With the initiative, Google is the latest organization to wade into debates about how or whether to institutionalize, let alone commercialize, art that is ephemeral and often willfully created subversively.”
Free Music – Is It Worth The Cost?
“Many labels and the musicians and songwriters they work with say streaming outfits risk wiping them out by paying tiny royalties, but the people who make all that yummy music are actually being loved to death by fans who expect it to be free. And it’s only going to become worse.”
Frick Museum Announces Expansion
“With its proposal, the Frick joins a roster of museums across the country that are enlarging, a sign perhaps of increased competition for the cultural spotlight, as well as a rebound in fund-raising since the dark days of the economic downturn.”
Big Three Automakers Pledge $26M To Save Detroit Institute’s Art Collection
“With $26 million in donations from [General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler], the Detroit Institute of Arts said Monday it has now raised 70% of the $100 million it has promised toward the grand bargain.”