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Frank Lloyd Wright House Escapes Demolition for Now
A few days ago, we asked whether the New York Times could save a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Phoenix from demolition. The answer, it appears, is yes — at least for now.
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Trading Public Art for Social Services?
England has been facing austerity measures and budget cuts for the past few years, particularly in the arts, but this particular case seems to present a poignant illustration of the conflict between economic hardship and visual art. A Henry Moore sculpture first installed in a public housing develop
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Will The NY Times Be Able to Save a Frank Lloyd Wright House?
A stunning spiral house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Phoenix, Arizona, faces potential demolition as soon as tomorrow. Wright built the house in 1952 for his son David, but the property is currently owned by a developer called 8081 Meridian, which is threatening to destroy it.
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Smithsonian's Art of Video Games to Tour Across the U.S.
If there was ever any doubt that video games are one of our era's strongest forms of art (I'm looking at you, Roger Ebert), the Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibition The Art of Video Games should have erased them. The mammoth exhibition featured over 80 games, with playable consoles, concept
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Cinecittà Workers Suspend Strike
The 200 workers who went on strike beginning in July to protest the potential fate of Italy's beloved film studios, Cinecittà, have returned to their jobs — at least temporarily.
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ArtLeaks Plans Gazette to Talk About Art-World Corruption
The art world is a notoriously secretive place. Even though it's pretty much universally agreed upon that the system and its attendant economics are royally screwed up, people are still hesitant to talk openly about the problems. In the past year, thankfully, this has been shifting a bit, due in par
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Ai Weiwei Refuses to Pay Remainder of Tax Evasion Fine
Last Thursday, the Chinese government rejected artist Ai Weiwei's appeal of a $2.4 million fine levied against his FAKE design studio company for tax evasion, a charge that most regard as trumped up to justify the artist's arrest last year. Ai says there's no way he'll pay.
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See GO Brooklyn's Top 10 Artist Nominees
The Brooklyn Museum's GO Brooklyn event netted an estimated 147,000 studio visits to 1,708 artists over the weekend of September 8 and 9. Over the art-packed weekend (which we documented here), studio explorers nominated their favorite artists, and now we have the top 10 nominees. Surprisingly, none
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Why Art Is Good for Alzheimer's Patients
Art is a powerful sensory experience — looking at a piece of work and thinking through it sharpens concentration, brings back memories, and stirs emotions, as anyone who has experienced Stendhal Syndrome can attest. The Berman Museum of Art in Collegeville, Pennsylvania is taking advantage of these
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India Arrests Political Cartoonist for Sedition
Is it just me, or do a lot of governments seem to be cracking down on artists these days? The latest country to join the club is India, where a political cartoonist was recently imprisoned for his satirical drawings lampooning government and elite corruption.
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Miami Beach Gets A New, Untitled Art Fair
Does Miami Beach need another art fair? We're not sure, but we have to admit, this one sounds good: The Untitled art fair is launching its inaugural edition down in Miami this winter (December 5–9), and it will be curated.
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In Bizarre Turn of Events, Beast Jesus Maker Demands Royalties
In what can only be described as the most unbelievable turn of events around the Beast Jesus debacle, Techdirt says the woman at the center of the global sensation is claiming copyright and wants a cut of the tourist money bonanza that has hit the small Spanish church.