“An unknown Italian man identifying himself as a retired art thief has contacted the police in the northern city of Piacenza demanding €150,000 ($163,000) for the safe return of a Gustav Klimt painting. … The artwork disappeared from the Galleria d’Arte Moderna Piacenza in February 1997 while the alarm system was incapacitated due to ongoing renovation work.”
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Why Are Art Galleries Almost Always White Cubes?
“The answer involves everything from the rise of ascetic Protestantism, Soviet contrarianism, Zen reflection and the ever-unstoppable power of the dollar. The last one – market forces – goes a long way towards explaining the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ attitude that fuels the white cube’s persistence.”
The Difficulties Of Making Dance In Los Angeles
“The connective fibers of our town are missing. That is what we started to realize with Sasha (Anawalt) starting to do the Dance Map. We suddenly realized how many dance circles there are in Los Angeles. The circles aren’t connected, so you don’t realize we’re the leading social dance town or that with Latin Dance we’re huge.”
Lebanese Comics Magazine Tries Crowdfunding To Survive After Prosecutions
“A Lebanese satirical comic last week threw what may prove to be either its final launch party – or the first of its resurrection. The event marked Samandal magazine’s attempt to crowdfund its way out of oblivion after three of its editors were convicted of crimes against religion and fined for their work, nearly putting the experimental comics collective out of business.”
Why Is YouTube Trying To Compete With Netflix?
So what is the new YouTube Red service? Reading between the lines, it is hedged bets, contradictory goals and, as yet, wishful thinking.
Rome’s Trevi Fountain Reopens After Major Restoration
“For the past 17 months, the centuries-old fountain has been partly covered by scaffolding while it was undergoing badly-needed repairs. Today, the waters started flowing again.”
Staff Turmoil At Orlando’s New Performing Arts Center
During the past nine months, the Orlando Sentinel interviewed more than a dozen former midlevel and high-level center staff members. The ex-employees, all of whom said they left of their own accord, characterized their former work environment as “toxic.” All requested anonymity, citing potential damage to their careers; in the close-knit arts world, many will likely need to do business with the center again.
Scientists Are Growing Pieces Of Brains (And Learning A Lot)
These mini versions mimic one or more parts of a brain. Since they grow and respond to drugs like portions of a living brain, researchers can learn from them in truly unprecedented ways.
Books Are Dangerous And We Must Be Protected From Them
“This is probably the first time in history that young readers themselves are demanding protection from the disturbing content of their course texts, yet reading has been seen as a threat to mental health for thousands of years.”
Contagion, Poison And Trigger: Books Can Be Dangerous
The current fuss over trigger warnings for university courses “is probably the first time in history that young readers themselves are demanding protection from the disturbing content of their course texts, yet reading has been seen as a threat to mental health for thousands of years.” Frank Furedi looks at that history.