Museum Warns: Don’t Touch The Nudes
Associated Press
April 15, 2010
Some performers in Marina Abramovic’s new exhibition complain of being poked by patrons.
NEW YORK – Some visitors to a new exhibit at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art are being asked to leave because they are touching nude performers.
The performers featured in Marina Abramovic’s new exhibition have complained of being pushed, [...]
Caution, Bad Art Ahead
By John Kelso, The Statesman
April 9, 2010
Some wise guy posts warning sign about questionable artwork [in Austin].
Everybody’s a critic.
Somebody has posted a sign on Barton Skyway in South Austin near the public art piece stacked in the bushes that consists of a bunch of orange-and-white traffic barricades.
“Caution,” the black-and-yellow sign warns as you approach South [...]
Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project
By Miguel Helft, The New York Times
April 6, 2010
As Google awaits approval of a controversial settlement with authors and book publishers, the company’s plan to create an immense digital library and bookstore may face yet another hurdle.
On Wednesday, the American Society of Media Photographers and other groups representing visual artists plan to file a class-action [...]
Go Your Own Way
By Alexandra Levit, The Wall Street Journal
April 4, 2010
Hugh MacLeod has built a career on ignoring everybody. When Mr. MacLeod, a cartoonist and entrepreneur, first lived in New York and was working at a large advertising firm, he got into the habit of doodling on the back of business cards — just to give himself [...]
Art Alliance Austin Connects Public to Visual Art
By Anna M. Gonzalez, News 8 Austin
April 1, 2010
Art Alliance Austin is one of the many organizations helping support the visual arts in Austin. Through a series of event productions, they raise money to commission local artists and public art projects. They are also one of the main financial backers for the Austin Museum of [...]
Arts Funding Crisis Roundup
ARTINFO, ArtInfo.com
March 29, 2010
Despite statements from many economists — and wishful Obama adminstration officials — that the United States economy is on the mend, many community arts groups are continuing to struggle with budget gaps. To meet these lingering issues, some organizations and their municipal government funders are experimenting with new financial arrangements to keep [...]
The Color of Money: Selling Out in the Art World
By Cathleen McGuigan, Newsweek Web Exclusive
Mar 26, 2010
When Mark Rothko committed suicide in 1970, he left behind hundreds of unsold paintings. Partly, he didn’t want to flood the market, but he also found it hard to part with them. Rothko considered his artworks to be his children, and he didn’t like to send them off [...]