There’s a “new generation of Irish writers and filmmakers who are tackling weighty contemporary issues, forming a representation of the country that goes beyond the classics and even the highly politicized literature produced during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.”
Tag: 11.18.07
A Day Without Music
“No Music Day has no legal force. It is simply the idea of one man: the maverick writer, thinker, conceptual artist and former rock star Bill Drummond, whose history as a member of the early-’90s band KLF gives him a certain authority on the subject of artistic self-denial.”
Coin Collectors Sue US Government
“Three organizations representing coin collectors and dealers have filed a lawsuit against the State Department demanding greater disclosure of how the government makes decisions on the import of ancient artifacts from abroad.”
Some Notions Of The Next Whitney Biennial
“Despite so many sets of eyes scrutinizing where American art stands at this moment, there will be fewer artists participating: 81 artists have been chosen, compared with 100 two years ago.”
MTV Goes To The Middle East
“MTV Arabia, which launched over the weekend, will feature 60 percent international music and 40 percent Arabic music, along with local adaptations of the channel’s popular non-music shows.”
The King Tut Circus
To be blunt, this is less a formal exhibition than an entertainment pupped by the Ghost Train and Tunnel of Love of the fairground and amusement park. This is not altogether surprising, for one of its organisers mounts spectacular entertainments in Las Vegas and another is responsible for the National Geographic magazines that we find in the waiting rooms of dentists.
Off-Broadway Booms During Broadway Strike
“Everything we had (tickets) went. A lot of it was people coming in at the last minute paying full price at the box office. They were wandering around looking for something to do.”
Swedish Museum Admits Warhol Fakes
“The Moderna Museet in Stockholm said it had investigated the authenticity of its six wooden Brillo boxes, donated by its former head, Pontus Hulten, in 1995, after a Swedish newspaper claimed they were all copies.”
Art Forger Sentenced To Four Years
“The court heard how a fake Egyptian statue was ‘knocked up in three weeks in a garden shed’ by Shaun Greenhalgh, who cared for his parents at the home they shared in Bromley Cross.”
Woman Kisses Painting, French Judge Says: You Pay!
“A woman who kissed a £1.37m painting, leaving a lipstick stain, has been ordered to pay 1,500 euros (£1,074) in damages to its owner by a French judge.”