Latitude shares results of its support of Brazilian art market over the course of 2020
Mondriana, 1994. Ferro e madeira pintada, 70 x 74 x 50 cm.
SAO PAULO
.-Latitude Platform for Brazilian Art Galleries Abroad, a partnership between ABACT [Brazilian Association of Contemporary Art] and Apex-Brasil [Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency], shared the results of its commitment to supporting and funding the promotion of the art market and art galleries in Brazil over the course of 2020.
We are all too familiar with the infamous curse, May you live in interesting times. The past year certainly has been one of the great challenges, most of which have been met with a great sense of positivity and optimism. As galleries in Brazil experienced stability and even growth over the period prior to the crisis, they remain committed to exploring innovative ways to continue to highlight and promote the work of their artists around the world. Luciana Brito, President of th
BIG reinterprets a 100+ year zoning law in the heart of Harlem
The Smile. South Model Unit. Image by Pernille and Thomas Loof.
NEW YORK, NY
.- The Smile, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, is a mixed-use residential development introducing affordable housing units alongside market rate rentals, set within the vibrant Harlem streetscape.
In 1912, the Equitable Building in Lower Manhattan was designed to be the largest building that could fit its site and rose skywards from the street lot-line without any setbacks. The building has since served as the prime example of the perils of unregulated development and as a result, the first building regulation in the United States was born. The landmark 1916 Building Zone Resolution enforced the construction of stepped façade towers in order to allow light and air back into the streetscapes. BIGs reinterpretation of the resolution is demonstrated in The Smile with its scalloped façade. Draped between two existing buildings, The Sm
5 minutes that will make you love Beethoven
Forget that famous portrait of Beethoven, scowling with arched eyebrows and Medusa hair. For all its anguish, his music teems with hope. Angie Wang/The New York Times.
NEW YORK
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- In the past, weve asked some of our favorite artists to choose the five minutes or so they would play to make their friends fall in love with classical music, the piano, opera, the cello, Mozart, 21st century composers, the violin, Baroque music and sopranos.
Now we want to convince those curious friends to love the stormy, tender music of Beethoven, who was born 250 years ago this month. We hope you find lots here to discover and enjoy.
Dr. Brian P. Kennedy to step down as Director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum s main entrance. Photo: Wikipedia / Cathypem.
SALEM, MASS
.-The Peabody Essex Museum announced that Dr. Brian P. Kennedy will step down from his position as the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Director and CEO on December 31, 2020. Dr. Kennedy has been Director and CEO since March 2019.
The Board will form a search committee to begin the process of identifying a new Director and CEO.
Dr. Kennedy led the museum through the challenges associated with the pandemic crisis, began a strategic planning process, and continued work on diversity and inclusion, said Stuart Pratt, Chair of the Board of Trustees. PEM is in a strong position moving forward, having opened a new Collections Center and a new wing in 2019, completed many new and innovative installations of its collections, and successfully adapted to an entirely new Covid-operating environment.