Two suspects were apprehended on June 9 after investigators determined that the oblivious pair had peddled the art objects—weighing in at around 2,200 pounds in total—to a recycling company for a few thousand euros. - Artnet
The Seattle Police Department, savvy to metal theft, one of the fastest-growing crimes in our region, quickly recovered the cut-up pieces of gate through detective work and a bulletin to scrap metal dealers. - University of Washington Magazine
"For those who know Dark Mofo for its gothic bombast, weird surprises and controversial headlines, this year's festival ... may feel a little different. But after a programming controversy last year which led to public outrage, calls to boycott and an eventual apology, perhaps it had to be." - The Guardian
Most works of art don’t yield their secrets all at once. It takes time, and repeated exposure, before listeners have a good sense of what rewards are available in a particular creation. But that entails a level of financial and institutional overhead unlike that of any other art form. - San Francisco Chronicle
The Museum of Rescued Art opened this week in part of the ancient Baths of Diocletian in Rome. Its exhibits will rotate every month, with various objects recovered by the Carabineri's admired "art squad" displayed there temporarily before being returned to their region of origin. - AP
Gary Ginstling, currently executive director of the National Symphony at DC's Kennedy Center, will assume the title of executive director this fall and move fully into Borda's position, president and chief executive, as of next July. Borda, now 72, will remain available as a consultant. - The New York Times
"Almost" because the Pillow's second theatre, the Doris Duke, burned down in 2020; rebuilding won't be complete until 2024. But the flagship Ted Shawn Theatre's renovation is just about finished, and it will host ten weeks of performances for the festival's 90th season. - Dance Magazine
Mia Yoo took over La MaMa after the death of the formidable Ellen Stewart. (Yoo's father is Stewart's adopted son.) While Yoo has kept going what Stewart left behind (and is overseeing a major building renovation), her leadership style is "polar opposite." - The New York Times
"Related to its new milestone, YouTube also promoted Shorts' ability to drive viewers to creators' long-form video channels as a byproduct of its investments in Shorts. ... (Thus) seems to be an admission that YouTube still sees more value in its longer-form content." - TechCrunch
"Its format and clock have remained basically the same for a generation. Meanwhile, there's been considerable swirl and change in media consumption and audio competition. ... Ironically, part of the answer may lie in letting All Things Considered be free from the mantle of considering all things." - Current
After almost nine months of no labor contract and a musicians' strike over wage cuts, the board decided on Thursday to file for Chapter 7 (liquidation) bankruptcy. (The board last declared bankruptcy in 2003, and the orchestra has struggled financially ever since resuming operations in 2004-05.) - Texas Public Radio
The venue, called Labyrinth, was conceived by the creative directors of the immersive theatre company Les Enfants Terribles and will open in November with a revival of their hit adaptation of Alice's Adventures Underground (Lewis Carroll’s manuscript title for Alice in Wonderland). - WhatsOnStage (UK)
"Speaking to the radio station LBC this week, (George) Osborne seemed to suggest that he alone, if not all of the other British Museum trustees as well, was open to the possibility of an agreement with Greece — but only if the country was willing to compromise in some way." - ARTnews
Brand, 83, is a huckster—one of the great hucksters in a time and place full of them. Over the course of his long life, Brand’s salesmanship has been so outstanding that scholars of the American 20th century have secured his place as a historical figure. - The Nation
