“In 1969, Mr. Karp was one of the first gallery owners to follow artists to SoHo, an industrial area that would quickly become as much an art gallery district as the Upper East Side. His O K Harris Works of Art — first at 485 West Broadway, then at its present address, 383 West Broadway — would become the first gallery on one of SoHo’s principal boulevards. He, like several other pioneers to venture south of Houston Street, liked to think of himself as SoHo’s unofficial mayor.”
Tag: 06.29.12
LA MoCA Fires Chief Curator Paul Schimmel
“The Museum of Contemporary Art has fired chief curator Paul Schimmel, a respected art world figure who was at odds with board members and director Jeffrey Deitch over the direction of the museum.”
Minnesota Ballet Scrambles To Save Flood-Damaged Scenery
“The Minnesota Ballet was maybe the hardest-hit local arts organization, with an estimated 90 percent of sets and backdrops affected by last week’s flood.”
Our E-Books Are Reading Us
“In the past, publishers and authors had no way of knowing what happens when a reader sits down with a book. Does the reader quit after three pages, or finish it in a single sitting? Do most readers skip over the introduction, or read it closely, underlining passages and scrawling notes in the margins? Now, e-books are providing a glimpse into the story behind the sales figures, revealing not only how many people buy particular books, but how intensely they read them.”
The Book Of Mormon Tour – Will It Play In Peoria?
“The show, with its profanity-laced songs and irreverent take on religion and poverty, has grossed more than $90 million on Broadway and picked up nine Tony awards. The racy material will stay unchanged for the tour, say sources close to the show. But will it work in the heartland?”
Major Gift Of African Sculpture To Boston’s Museum Of Fine Arts
“The Museum of Fine Arts has been given 34 rare West African pieces from a group of works known as the Benin bronzes, marking a dramatic upgrade in a long-neglected area of the museum’s collection. The 28 bronzes and 6 ivories come from New York collector Robert Owen Lehman.”
Why Do ‘Artists’ Vandalize Picassos? (To Get Noticed, Probably)
Four decades ago Tony Shalfrazi – then an artist, now an art dealer – walked into MoMA and spray-painted on Guernica. A couple of weeks ago, art student Uriel Landeros went to the Menil Collection and stencilled his own “addition” onto Woman in a Red Armchair – and Artinfo subsequently decided to publish a review (very favorable) of Landeros’s portfolio.