Eight prominent Hollywood directors advocate scrapping the current movie ratings system, saying that it is unworkable. In its place, they propose a ratings system that would apply to all popular culture. – Washington Post
Tag: 09.15.00
FOLLOW THE LEADER
What’s wrong with Australian museums? Leadership. “Appointing people because they interview well, are good publicists, claim to (or do) know the rich and famous, know more than anybody else about art (or science or history) is of little use, if not dangerous. People follow leaders because they want to, because they not only believe in the vision but can see a place for themselves in the sun, because they receive genuine support.” – Sydney Morning Herald
THE MEANING OF ART
What is it about Tracey Emin, anyway? What makes what she does “art”? “If she decides that a tent with the names of 102 people she’s slept with is art, that’s her prerogative. That unmade bed, for instance, ‘illustrates the themes of loss, sickness, fertility, copulation, conception and death’.” – The Scotsman
BUYING THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
“Museum retailing, an emblem and essence of the thriving American art museum of the 1990s, is going through turbulent times, rocked by competition in the marketplace and from cyberspace, and changing consumer shopping habits.” – Boston Globe
SHIFTING SANDS
Tibetan monks spent days making a sand painting at a Connecticut hospital in an attempt to aid the forces of healing there. But a couple of kids, mistaking the painting for a sandbox, destroyed it a couple of minutes. “The monks said it was good for them if the children were happy playing in the sand. They plan to start the project again.” – ABC News