The painting is now in a “serious but stable condition”, curator Jorge GarcÃa Gómez Tejedor said in yesterday’s El PaÃs. It does not yet need to be restored but it should not be moved, he said.
Tag: 07.21.08
Porn Industry Feels Pinch In This Recession
The internet has been kind to porn, and the industry has blossomed. “This recession is a little different, though. It’s been extremely challenging for adult filmmakers, who are not only wrestling with anemic consumer spending, they’re also competing with a nearly infinite supply of free, amateur videos from countless user-generated sites, not to mention a glut of traditional inventory.”
Museums Push For Change In New Tax Law For Art Donations
“Many of the significant gifts we’ve had in our history have come from fractional gifts The new law has virtually stopped new fractional gifts from being started. It’s a real problem for us and other museums.”
Houston Symphony Posts Fourth Consecutive Balanced Budget
“The surplus likely will be modest — $45,000 — but it reflects the long-sought turnaround for an organization that chronically overspent for decades. Officials say the orchestra hasn’t reported such a long streak of financial sobriety since 1937.”
Roger Ebert Quits
In an e-mail to The Associated Press, Ebert said Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which owns At the Movies With Ebert and Roeper, has decided to take the program in a new direction. “I will no longer be associated with it,” Ebert said.
Pavarotti’s Widow Speaks About Her Settlement With Tenor’s Estate
Nicoletta Mantovani, 38, said that she had reached an agreement in the multimillion-pound wrangle with the three daughters “in honor of Luciano” and disclosed that she is about to make a film on his life.