Distorted? He’s a bit jowly, perhaps, but I — “even I?” — think it’s a decent resemblance. Still, I agree with the president that it’s a bad portrait. Not because it’s distorted, but because it’s bland, wooden, slick and lifeless. - Washington Post (MSN)
“A Tarrant County grand jury declined to take action against the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth or artist Sally Mann in (the) case of … four photos that were confiscated months ago from Diaries of Home, a temporary exhibition at the museum.” - KERA (Dallas)
“The (Gounsa) temple was engulfed in flames on Tuesday as strong winds fanned the wildfires. About 20 of its 30 buildings and structures were completely burned down, including the revered Gaunru, a pavilion-shaped structure built in 1668 overlooking a stream, and Yeonsujeon, built in 1904 to mark the longevity of a king.” - AP
"I worried that all the tinkering would leave the grande dame of mansion museums like a movie star whose cosmetic procedures had gone awry: recognizable and rejuvenated but somehow horribly off. Instead, the architect has performed a therapeutic intervention, helping the museum to grow, mature, and adapt without rejecting its past. - New York Magazine (MSN)
The Four Sibyls were completed in 1933 at a fancy women’s club in Los Angeles — but too many of those fancy women found Albro’s work overly bright, and after two years of debate, the club covered the frescoes over. They remained hidden for 90 years ... until now. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Imagining what it would be like to be a first-time art collector at the twice-annual Metropolitan Pavilion event, I told myself I’d mentally purchase artworks that would amount to my $3,372.30 retirement savings. - Hyperallergic
The director of Oscar winners The Favourite and Poor Things has a longstanding sideline in photography. “I like the fact that you can just take a picture of a tree, process it, print it, and hold it in your hands,” he says. “The directness of that? I love that compared to filmmaking.” - Artnet
There is less female representation in leadership roles among larger firms. Around 40 percent of respondents working in outfits with fewer than 50 employees said there was gender parity in leadership roles, versus just 18.2 percent of respondents who worked at businesses with more than 250 employees. - Artnet
“More than 800 objects were unearthed in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire. They date back to the first century, around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain under Emperor Claudius, … potentially altering our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago.” - The Guardian
The statue’s much-discussed appearance in Union Square was called off when engineers determined that it was literally too heavy for the site to bear. Now the piece by sculptor Marco Cochrane, titled R-Evolution, will appear in Embarcadero Plaza starting on April 10. - The San Francisco Standard
“It was genuinely groundbreaking in its relationship with the city. The bridge over to St Paul’s was conceived really early on and it caused a great opening up of the river. ... It has helped London develop its confidence.” - The Observer (UK)
“Taiwan offers a unique blend of strong collector support, rich cultural diversity and a climate of freedom and openness — the ideal ingredients for a strong art scene.” - The New York Times
“Beauty is best achieved by making the most of existing buildings – even those thought unremarkable – and getting the best young architects to design the transformation.” - The Guardian (UK)
