Toronto

Artist creates book of nudes for the blind

Toronto artist, Lisa Murphy has created tactile, touchable handmade books for the blind.  The nude photographs are accompanied by regular images and descriptions of the images written in Braille. National Post, April 14, 2010

Montreal

Rooms with a view

At Auberge Les Passants du Sans Soucy, a small inn in Old Montreal, owner Daniel Soucy got the idea of combining art and accommodation back in the 1980s, when there were no hotels in Old Montreal, let alone any with fine art on the walls… Another gallery that mixes art and short stays is Pink Espace.  Both establishments have successfully connected buyers with local artists. Montreal Gazette, April 13, 2010

San Francisco

Deal: De Young Museum Will Keep Most Of Its Oceanic Art

“But 29 pieces "will be sold to help settle a cross-country legal drama that involved sweeping philanthropy, a bitter internecine spat over money, and a $25 million loan from Sotheby's that helped amass what is considered the world's most important private collection of tribal objects from Papua New Guinea." San Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2010

New York

Stripped Bare, The Guggenheim Is A Revelation

"I've always considered the Guggenheim a tug of war between architecture and whatever was on display, with the latter often losing. But being in the freshly painted interior--not stark white, which Wright hated, but a kind of soft ivory--reminded me what a remarkable gift he left us." Slate, April 14, 2010

Portrait

The photographers Ryan McGinley and Catherine Opie hold a visual conversation through their portraits in two Manhattan galleries.  New York Times, April 14, 2010

Boston

MIT, Frank Gehry Settle 2007 Suit Over University Building

"Among the alleged problems: leaks throughout the building, mold growing on its brick exterior, and poor drainage in the center's amphitheater." Last month, "the MIT student newspaper ... quietly reported that the university has settled its suit against Gehry and the builders of the Stata Center." Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2010

London

Riddle? Yes. Enigma? Sure. Documentary?

“Banksy, the pseudonymous British street artist, is laboring in a new documentary to convince audiences that he’s playing it straight.”  New York Times, April 14, 2010  

Arts' Prominence In Labour Manifesto Is Unprecedented

“It includes "a handful of initiatives and policies: a biennial Festival of Britain to celebrate British achievements in the arts from 2013; a £10 theatre ticket scheme to be rolled out nationally to ape the National Theatre's Travelex £10 tickets; primary legislation for national museums so that their independence may be increased; and new incentives for philanthropy." The Guardian (UK),  April 14, 2010

International

Museums

If you missed the New York Times special section on Museums, it is now all on the website.  Coverage of exhibitions, curating, fund-raising and museum programs across the nation.  New York Times, April 14, 2010

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