The museum retains its Neoclassical facade from 1905, courtesy Edward Broadhead Green, and its modernist addition from the '60s, courtesy Gordon Bunshaft. The 1905 building has been given new life. Its original staircase out front, removed during the Bunshaft project, is now back - ”a gesture that renews the building's majesty” - and the galleries have been given fresh...
"Armed with a bamboo ink pen and a steady hand, … at the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Orthodox priests and lay worshippers work by hand to replicate sometimes centuries-old religious manuscripts and sacred artwork." - Yahoo! (AFP)
"From those six minutes of animated dinosaurs, CGI has become so integrated into the industry to the extent that nearly all film and television productions feature some form of CGI practice." - The Conversation
"Nairobi's bustling Kenyatta market is an unlikely place to hear classical music. Yet playing today in front of stalls where butchers roast meat and hairdressers compete over heads to braid is a very surprising busker. … Ma's pop-up performance typifies his visit in the city over the last week." - The Guardian
Toronto's Ludwig Van is bought by ZoomerMedia. The publicly traded company run by Canadian media mogul Moses Znaimer is the pioneer behind CityTV, MuchMusic, Bravo!, Fashion Television, CP24, the New Classical FM and countless other brands. - Ludwig Van
"Jonelle Procope's 20-year tenure as president and CEO of The Apollo Theater evolved into an era of prosperity and expansion, markedly different from the tumultuous, cash-strapped decades that preceded it." - AP
As someone who's monitored the performing arts industry for decades, I've seen dozens of talented, up-and-coming artists leave the profession. Or rather, I likely haven't seen them. They've just disappeared, quietly pursuing other work away from the spotlight. - Toronto Star
The revolt against humanity, Adam Kirsch argues, is no longer an “avant-garde phenomenon†of interest only to the chattering classes, and the spiritual development it represents is bound to impact our understanding of humanity's place in the world. - LA Review of Books
The 300 items were assembled for a 2013 exhibition by the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam; the show was at a German museum when Russia invaded and illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. Dutch authorities were unsure where to return the pieces and stored them until courts decided the case. - ARTnews
"Curators at Hever Castle were conducting research ahead of an exhibition comparing Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn when they realized Cromwell owned a version of the same Christian prayer book. … The Hever Castle curators took their hunch to Trinity College," Cambridge, where the volume was found. - Artnet
"'The wood was placed in our wood bin weeks ago when it was taken down. It has been processed with other wood since then,' (said a) spokesperson. … The piece, entitled Fencelines – A Collective Monument to Resilience, comprised hundreds of wooden slats that community members in Richmond had painted." - ARTnews
"U.S. officials say the decision to return was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap left by the U.S. in UNESCO policymaking … (after) the Trump administration decided in 2017 to withdraw from the agency." The Biden administration has agreed to pay $600 million in back dues. - AP
The 71-year-old star of the films Hair, Prince of the City, Once Upon a Time in America, and The Eagle Has Landed and the TV series Everwood collided with a car making a left turn across his lane on a rural Vermont road. - AP
Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries have purchased the awards, which will become a for-profit venture, and all 310 current voters will remain eligible to vote in 2024. Meanwhile, the not-for-profit HFPA, following years (decades, really) of scandal, will be dissolved. - Reuters
