LA museum to unveil artist's big rock work in June
(Wed, 23 May 2012 08:50:54 -0400)
A rockin' good time is planned next month when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulls the covers off artist Michael Heizer's latest creation — a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it's floating in mid-air.

UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand
(Tue, 22 May 2012 13:06:56 -0400)
A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion sensors.

Police arrest artist setting up 'I Love NY' work
(Mon, 21 May 2012 17:56:44 -0400)
An artist who was setting up an illuminated "I Love New York"-themed public art display in Brooklyn was arrested after the wired contraption was mistaken for an explosive device.

Warsaw fires architect of planned art museum
(Fri, 18 May 2012 11:16:50 -0400)
Officials have fired the Swiss architect tapped to design an ambitious museum of modern art in Poland's capital, throwing the whole project off track.

Mattila withdraws from new Met Opera 'Ballo'
(Thu, 17 May 2012 19:54:59 -0400)
Soprano Karita Mattila has withdrawn from the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball)."

Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
(Thu, 17 May 2012 12:20:16 -0400)
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said. The Canada Science and Technology Museum will open the "Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition" on Thursday as planned despite strong criticism from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, who has called it an insult to taxpayers. ...

Curator of Georgia O'Keeffe Museum resigns
(Fri, 11 May 2012 16:52:20 -0400)
Few people in the world know as much about the life and art of Georgia O'Keeffe as Barbara Buhler Lynes, who resigned Friday after years as curator and director of the research center at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe.

A 'Picasso' That an Ohio Man Bought in a Thrift Store Sold for $7,000
(Fri, 11 May 2012 15:26:42 -0400)
Zachary Bodish, 46, of Columbus, Ohio, bought what he thought was a poster reproduction advertising an exhibit of Pablo Picasso for $14.14 in a thrift store and sold it for $7,000 to a private buyer.

Pittsburgh opera fans jeer plan to honor governor
(Wed, 09 May 2012 12:18:25 -0400)
The Phantom of the Opera may be fine, but opera fans say Gov. Tom Corbett is a problem.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra to tour Mexico, Asia
(Wed, 09 May 2012 11:04:59 -0400)
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti plan trips to New York, Asia and Mexico for the 2012-2013 season.