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Brazil Extends Its “Cultural Stipend” for Workers

Posted by on Jan 21, 2013 in The Industry, What's On | 0 comments

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has decided to extend the cultural stipend created by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da...

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“Artists for Obama” to Raise Money for Campaign

Posted by on Sep 10, 2012 in Philanthropy | 0 comments

A collective of artists– including Frank Gehry, Richard Serra, John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Bruce Nauman, Claes Odenburg, and Chris...

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Frank Lloyd Wright as Inspiration for RNC Stage Design

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Architecture | 0 comments

On Saturday morning, with the Republican National Convention just days away, the LA Times Architecture Critic Christopher...

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Smithsonian Curators Prepare for RNC Memorabilia

Posted by on Aug 26, 2012 in Museums | 0 comments

Two curators from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Harry Rubenstein and Larry Bird, are revving up in preparation for...

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Right-Wing Commentators Criticize Solyndra Art Installation

Posted by on Aug 25, 2012 in Controversy | 2 comments

When government-funded, Obama-backed solar technology firm Solyndra went bankrupt last year, the company became a target for critics of the...

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Topless Women in Protest of a Matisse Gone Missing

Posted by on Aug 17, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

Photographer Violette Blue staged a scene on the steps of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas, Venezuela with over a dozen topless...

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$140m Mausoleum Shifts Focus from Bolívar to Chavez

Posted by on Jul 26, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

Two years ago, work began in Caracas on a 160-foot contemporary monolith to serve as a mausoleum to Simón Bolívar, the liberator of...

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The Art World to Re-endorse President Obama

Posted by on Jun 22, 2012 in Philanthropy, Profiles | 0 comments

The Art World is again standing behind President Obama to show their support for his 2012 election. On 28 June, art dealer Paula Cooper...

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