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Good morning: Is the creative economy recovering? The Atlantic magazine reported this week it is now profitable and will return to publishing monthly in print. On the other hand, California music festivals saw a big downturn this summer. On the other other hand, one music industry expert forecast this week a doubling of streaming revenue for music by 2030, just six years from now. The trends right now are very mixed.

Here are a few more highlights from the past week:

  1. Paris To Spend $55 Million Greening The Spaces Around Notre-Dame Cathedral “The project will create roughly 20,000 square feet of green space with 160 new trees, adapting the cathedral’s underground parking garage into a visitor center, a new riverfront promenade, and a viewing platform overlooking the Seine and the Ile Saint-Louis.” – AP
  2. The Pompidou’s Controversial Renovation Plans “The renovation plan and the closure it entails has not received much support within the art world.” – Apollo
  3. National Gallery In London Bans Almost All Liquids From Premises “For this, we can thank the climate-protesting art vandals, who launched the practice of vandalizing art for the sake of slowing climate change two years ago: they threw tomato soup at a van Gogh and glued themselves to the adjacent wall.” – The Guardian
  4. Reviving an Opera House: The Phoenix Rises in Milan “After being nearly destroyed by a catastrophic event, the historic Milan Opera House is set to reopen with a revamped design that incorporates cutting-edge sound technology and a renewed focus on accessibility.” – La Repubblica
  5. Innovative Art Installations Transform Urban Landscapes “Cities around the globe are finding that investing in large-scale public art projects has an unexpected bonus: besides beautifying the environment, these artworks are stimulating local economies and reviving neglected neighborhoods.” – The Art Newspaper

As usual, skip down to see all the stories we collected this week. If you know someone who might like this newsletter, forward this email or send them to this link to subscribe. See you next week.

Doug

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