The earthquake in Assisi shattered Giotto and Cimabue frescoes. Computer programmers wrote a program that scans all the fragments and matches the hundreds of thousands of pieces to reassemble them. Wired
Tag: 10.13.99
BECAUSE REMBRANDT WENT BANKRUPT in 1656 –
– his apartment in Amsterdam has now been faithfully recreated down to some interesting details. London Times
THE QUIET COLLECTOR
Washington’s Hirschhorn Museum turns 25. This excellent profile reveals how museum director Jim Demetrion has deftly steered his museum of contemporary art through the politics of Washington and the art world. Washington Post
GET ON A PLANE
IF you care about architecture at all, then book your flight to Turin today says a London Telegraph critic. Only three weeks left before what is perhaps the “most staggering architectural exhibition ever mounted” closes, on November 7. PS: a stripped down version travels to Montreal and Washington DC (but it won’t be the same). London Telegraph
BOOTH HOUSE (AS IN JOHN WILKES…)
– faces the wrecking ball. Preservationists are trying to save the thespian family’s decaying Tudor mansion in Baltimore suburbs from being torn down. Chicago Tribune
NO ROOM AT THE INN
Even after spending $1 billion on new arts facilities in the past decade, Seattle still has a theater housing crisis. Theaters are clamoring for performing space. Seattle Times
SMALLER GRAND
Italy’s small opera houses put more opera in grand opera, and it’s a revealing experience. – The New York Times
REINVENTING GREATNESS
It’s been a decade since Herbert von Karajan died. On the verge of trading his successor (Claudio Abbado) for Simon Rattle, the Berlin Philharmonic takes a tour of European capitals. – Financial Times
PLEASE RELEASE ME
For the 106th straight week, Elton John’s sappy Diana remake of “Candle in the Wind” sits on Canada’s Top 10 Singles list. So what’s the matter with Canadians? “We’re either sentimental saps or deeply loyal subjects,” says a Montreal music critic. – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
A GRANDE DAME’S TRIUMPHAL RETURN
Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house was consumed by fire on the morning of Jan. 31, 1994. This week it reopened and it was as if nothing had ever happened. – The New York Times