Orange County Government Center, 1971, designed by Paul Rudolph You might have missed it while you were engaged in feverish holiday preparations (perhaps, as I was, elbow-deep in matzo-farfel stuffing), but a month after CultureGrrl's first post on the endangered Paul Rudolph building in Goshen, NY, Robin Pogrebin landed a front-page article in Saturday's NY Times that … [Read more...] about Goshen Commotion: Endanged Rudolph Building Makes NY Times’ Front Page (plus architectural news in my own hometown)
Archives for April 2012
“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”: Exhilarating, Inspiring Film Portrait of China’s Conscientious Objector
Ai Weiwei in one of many confrontations with authorities, as seen in Alison Klayman's new film, "Ai Weiwei Never Sorry," a Sundance Selects release. Photo by Ted Alcorn On Tuesday, the first anniversary of the beginning of dissident artist Ai Weiwei's 81-day detention by Chinese authorities, I attended an advance screening in New York of Alison Klayman's powerful cinematic … [Read more...] about “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”: Exhilarating, Inspiring Film Portrait of China’s Conscientious Objector
Tech Attack! Google Art Project Takes Over the World (and my inbox)
Google Art Project, piloted by a few museums more than a year ago, has now (like its parent company) conquered the world. Some 151 institutions in 40 countries (including 29 in the U.S.) have now jumped on bandwidth bandwagon, and every one of them (well, not quite) has felt impelled to send me an e-mail announcing its participation. As I write this, the announcements are still … [Read more...] about Tech Attack! Google Art Project Takes Over the World (and my inbox)
Repose for the Mummy: St. Louis Art Museum Wins Ka-Nefer-Nefer Court Case
Mummy Mask of the Lady Ka-nefer-nefer, Egyptian, Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC), St. Louis Art MuseumU.S. District Court Judge Henry Autry has just dealt the U.S. Government a serious blow [via] in its increasingly aggressive legal posture on behalf of foreign governments in cultural-property disputes. And the St. Louis Art Museum gets to keep one of its most prized possessions.In … [Read more...] about Repose for the Mummy: St. Louis Art Museum Wins Ka-Nefer-Nefer Court Case
April’s Fool: Mordant Morley Safer Still Doesn’t Get Contemporary Art (with video)
Wanna see Morley Safer's latest "60 Minutes" screed, where he once again suggests that the contemporary artworld (this time seen at Art Basel Miami) may be "the biggest scam since Hans Christian Andersen trotted out the emperor's new clothes"?Then again, are you sure you want to waste your time with this?Okay, art-lings, if you really want to (perhaps in the April Fools … [Read more...] about April’s Fool: Mordant Morley Safer Still Doesn’t Get Contemporary Art (with video)