“In a collective outbreak of sanity, the two major auction houses have decided to move the evening sales of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art, held in London in December, to late January and early February. This should bring in more business for the London salerooms after years of drift across the Atlantic to New York.” – The Telegraph (UK)
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AGAINST THE WALL
Canada’s museums and galleries are having a rough time. “The rapid shift in funding patterns has caused tremendous stresses within the traditional values and structures of the art museum. In Canada, where in the past such institutions were majorly funded through government support, the new environment presents special challenges and opportunities. But institutions are slow to change, and in my opinion there is evidence that all is not well and happy in our galleries – at least not in my experience.” – CBC
HOMING INSTINCT
What, exactly qualifies as “Australian” architecture? Is there such a thing as a regional identity in building design any more? Or has it all become a faceless international style? – The Age (Melbourne)
THE BETTER MOUSETRAP
Shawn Fanning is the very model of the at-home innovator. “Fanning figured out that if he combined a music-search function with a file-sharing system and, to facilitate communication, instant messaging, he could bypass the rats’ nest of legal and technical problems that kept great music from busting out all over the World Wide Web.” – Time Magazine