Fri, January 27, 2012

Will Britain’s Next Top Artists Be Selected by Reality TV?

Posted 2 years, 1 month ago

Perhaps it was inevitable. As cultural figures (think Susan Boyle) are increasingly selected by way of reality TV panel, maybe it was only natural that Charles Saatchi, superstar art collector and patron, would get in on the act. The co-founder of global advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi…

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The Pompidou Center Versus “La Culture des Riches”

Posted 2 years, 1 month ago

In an unwelcome surprise for many holiday tourists, the Pompidou Center in Paris is in its third week of closure. The strike started on November 23, then metastasized to the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre and the Château de Versailles, amongst others, on December 3. Most had reopened by December 6,…

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“Art Nouveau Revival” Exhibition Review

Posted 2 years, 1 month ago

We all love revivals. From leggings to New Romantics, classics just keep being reinvented (which begs the frightening question: can you hack the return of the perm?). Art and design may have their inherent qualities but they also succumb to the tides of fashion, as demonstrated by the Musée…

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