Vancouver

Former B.C. Arts Council chair Jane Danzo speaks out

“Jane Danzo, who left her post on August 11, told the Straight she resigned the position she held for a year to protest the provincial government’s lack of consultation with the B.C Arts Council and its slashing of core funding.” Jane Danzo additional interview notes  Georgia Straight, August 19, 2010  

B.C. arts groups applaud council chair’s resignation

Globe & Mail, August 18, 2010

'Discouraged' chairwoman quits over lack of provincial support

(by Peter Birnie and Tiffany Crawford); Arts council's Danzo had hopes, good intentions, (by Vaughan Palmer). Vancouver Sun, August 19, 2010

Vancouver's unsung post-Olympic public art

“Tourists still gawk at Olympic Plaza’s jumbo sparrows, but other works commissioned for the event remain largely undiscovered.”  Georgia Straight, August 19, 2010

BESA photo exhibit shines a compassionate light on human behaviour

“BESA, an exhibition of black-and-white images by American photographer Norman H. Gershman, shines a light of compassionate possibility on what might otherwise seem to be our murderously hate-filled and intolerant species.” Georgia Straight, August 17, 2010

Calgary

Going for Baroque: Fernando Botero, John Will open fall season at Glenbow

Getting the hint from the weather? It is not too soon to start thinking about the fall art season.  A case in point: the Glenbow Museum's two fall season shows, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero and The Broken World of John Will, open to the public on Saturday and continue through Nov. 14. Calgary Herald, August 19, 2010

Toronto

Caitlin Cronenberg curates TIFF photo exhibition

“Canadian auteur David Cronenberg may not have a project at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, but his photographer daughter will be in the spotlight during the movie marathon.” Toronto Star, August 19, 2010

New York

Ephemeral Magic Mirrors the Life of a Bronx Center

“For nearly 25 years, the Bronx River Art Center has been organizing exhibitions, art classes and public school programs out of a funky, century-old building in a battered neighborhood called West Farms. Beginning in September, the building will undergo an overhaul, leaving the center to float for two years in temporary locations.” New York Times, August 18, 2010

A Museum Show as a TV Contest Prize

Work of Art: Abdi Farah,” at the Brooklyn Museum opened on Saturday, a few days after the season finale of Bravo’s reality show “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist”; along with $100,000 in prize money, it rewards the program’s winner with an exhibition. “It looked much better on television.” New York Times, August 19, 2010

London

Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth

“Artists competing to be commissioned to fill the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square today unveiled their ideas at a gathering in central London. The public will be able to voice their opinions but, ultimately, it comes down to a panel of eight judges which will announce early next year the next two winners.” The Guardian (UK), August 19, 2010

Chandigarh, India

The Town That Corbusier Built

“Respect for the design of Chandigarh, India, is growing, even as the modernist city is showing wear. But who will care, if access to its most impressive monuments is restricted?”   Design Observer, August 16, 2010

Miscellaneous

Ordinary Places

“Witold Rybczynski pays tribute to the design genius of our "vernacular landscape" - the garage, the ATM, the big-box store, the gas station, even the parking lot.” Slate, August 18, 2010