A Russian woman attacked Leonardo’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre on August 2 by throwing an empty mug she apparently had just purchased at the gift shop. No damage was done to the painting, however, as the mug shattered on contact with the protective glass. It is unclear whether the woman suffered from Stendhal Syndrome…
Check out this 4 1/2-minute YouTube video of Roman Signer’s 3-d projection that transforms a facade of O. M. Ungers’ Galerie der Gegenwart, Kunsthalle, in Hamburg. The original projection is part of the exhibition “Roman Signer. Projektionen: Super-8-Filme und Videos 1975-2008“.
The National Portrait Gallery in London is accusing a Wikipedia volunteer of downloading over 3000 high-resolution images onto the free online encyclopedia’s Wikimedia Commons. The NPG asserts that this denies revenue for the museum and is threatening legal action. Wikipedia counters that the museum is “betraying its public service mission.” via BBC News and Wikinews
Rembrandt in Southern California is a virtual exhibition, with printable guide and audio by museum curators, of paintings by the Dutch artist from five regional museums. This area is the third-largest assemblage of Rembrandt paintings in the United States. This show also anticipates Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference, an unprecedented exhibition…
The Getty Center’s website just announced that the Getty Museum will be closed today, July 9, due to the brush fire and continued closure of the Getty Center off-ramp and Sepulveda Boulevard. They will post updates later in the day regarding reopening.
A brushfire broke out early this afternoon near the Getty Center in Brentwood. It has burned at least 10 acres as of this writing and the Getty buildings have been evacuated, as has Mt. St. Mary’s. They will re-open tomorrow if the fire is fully extinguished. Via the Los Angeles Times at 3:30pm Update at…