by | Jan 6, 2009 | Culture Music Art
from the New York Times Willoughby Sharp, 72, Versatile Avant-Gardist, Is Dead By MARGALIT FOX Even by conceptual-art standards, Willoughby Sharp’s work stood out. There was his gestational spin in a clothes dryer. There was the curious affair of the talcum powder,...
by | Jan 5, 2009 | Culture Music Art, Los Angeles
from the LA Times Robert Graham, L.A.’s masterful sculptor Graham, who died last Saturday, was the city’s premier public artist and a sculptor whose works reflected the subtle spirit of Los Angeles itself. Tim Rutten January 3, 2009 Though every...
by | Jan 5, 2009 | Culture Music Art
from the Washington Post No Bailout for the Arts? By Michael Kaiser Monday, December 29, 2008; A15 While government bailouts are being offered or considered for financial institutions, the auto industry, homeowners, and so many other needy and worthy sectors, one...
by | Jan 3, 2009 | Culture Music Art
by | Jan 3, 2009 | Culture Music Art
from the San Jose Mercury News Herhold: If Facebook can ban breast-feeding, time we cover up statues By Scott Herhold, Mercury News I’ve always been grateful my mother took the time to breast-feed me. It’s a reason why I’ve escaped the worst of my...
by | Jan 2, 2009 | Culture Music Art
from The AP Indian painter Manjit Bawa dies at age 67 4 days ago NEW DELHI (AP) — Manjit Bawa, a leading Indian artist whose work highlighted peaceful coexistence, has died. He was 67. Bawa died at his New Delhi home on Monday after three years in a coma following a...
