“There was discussion about the president and first lady liking more abstract art,” said William Allman, the longtime curator of the White House art collection, who has arranged loans of the more modern paintings from museums. “Our collection doesn’t really have any of that.”
Tag: 10.25.15
Should Literary Journals Charge Writers Just To Read Their Work? (No)
“Publications are increasingly charging fees to consider submissions – a practice that’s bad for the writing community at every level.”
New Rembrandt Owner Withdraws Application To Export It From Britain
Sotheby’s said “the buyer was considering a long-term loan to a British art institution, or a permanent loan to Penrhyn Castle in north Wales, where the portrait had been on display from 1949 to 2013.”
Delaware’s Tax Haven For Art Collectors
“The warehouse, he says, offers art owners the same benefits as its better known European counterparts: discretion, security and tax savings. ‘In the past, they would have shipped it to Switzerland,’ he said one morning recently, gesturing at about 20 large crates in a 16,000-square-foot, climate-controlled space.”
The Theatre Company That Makes Collaborative Art Everywhere It Goes
“Sitting in the circle, I am feverishly taking notes on the conversation and battling with a swell of emotion rising in my chest. You see, second Saturdays on tour are the quintessence of bittersweet.”
Beirut’s Art Scene Is A (Tentatively) Happening Thing, Again
“The creative ferment is happening even as unrest in the region and domestic political instability have ground the economy and tourism to a near halt and threaten to embroil Lebanon in new conflicts.”
Jennifer Lawrence’s Essay Was About Equal Pay – And So Much More
“There was a time in Hollywood when it was easier to find great actresses, however unfairly compensated, all over the nation’s screens, playing all kinds of characters. Lawrence is only 25, and already she’s great at comedy, at drama, at anchoring a string of global smashes. She doesn’t need the money, as she wrote in her Lenny essay. But she’s had it with the double standards.”
Because Of His Antiracist Comments, Junot Díaz Gets Stripped Of An Award By The Dominican Republic
“Diaz, who was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New Jersey at the age of six, went to Washington on Thursday with the Haitian American author Edwidge Danticat, there to urge the US government to take action to curb what they said was the persecution of large numbers of immigrants, mainly Haitians, in the Dominican Republic.”
Is The New York Philharmonic Moving To Hunter College During The Two-Year Renovation Of Its Hall?
“Orchestra officials, who have mapped where their subscribers and single-ticket buyers live, recognize that they will need to play most of their core season at centrally located spots in Manhattan, and that they will need a base of operations for most concerts and rehearsals. That is where Hunter comes in.”
The Internet Is Not Going To Let Lego Dictate What Materials Ai Weiwei Can Or Can’t Use
“Social media reaction was predictably ‘awesome.’ Many Lego owners offered to donate their bricks to [Ai] so he could complete his project.”