GenSpace will offer programming for seniors in an effort to combat isolation among the elderly. The $95 million project gained a final boost in funding thanks to $30 million donated by Audrey Irmas from the sale of her Cy Twombly “blackboard” painting. Los Angeles’s New Cultural Center Opens – Wallis Annenberg’s GenSpace, an expansion of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple backed by the late Eli Broad and designed by OMA, has opened to the public.
Proceeds will go to Wikipedia and “charities working in the free culture world,” per the auction house. The computer ultimately realized $187,500, while the NFT skyrocketed to $750,000. Wikipedia Sells Some of Its History – At Christie’s, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales sold two objects linked to the origins of his online encyclopedia: his 2000 strawberry iMac and an NFT of the first Wikipedia edit, which Wales created on January 15, 2001, the day the website launched.
As one heritage professional said, referring to the viral restoration of a figure now known as “Beast Jesus,” “The story of the ‘Ecce Homo’ just keeps repeating itself all over the country.” ( NYT) The homespun job has led some to wonder whether the country simply has too much history in need of upkeep to manage all of it professionally. A vigilante restorer appeared to have poured very modern cement into an ancient archway to keep the eastern flank from falling in. Vigilante Restorers Strike Again in Spain – In November, a 750-year-old Romanesque church in the Spanish village of Castronuño suffered the fate of too many other prized works of cultural heritage in Spain: botched restoration. Meanwhile, many of the city’s existing public monuments continued to crumble from longtime neglect. But as his administration came to a close at the end of 2021, none of the seven new sculptures of historical women he promised had materialized. ( Hyperallergic )īill de Blasio’s Checkered Monument History – Monuments were supposed to be a major part of former New York mayor Bill de Blasio’s legacy in New York City. It has also extended remote work through January 31 for some employees, though frontline workers in retail, security, and visitor services will still be required to work on-site. A leaked email reveals that the museum will mandate COVID-19 booster shots for all staff. MoMA to Mandate COVID-19 Boosters for Staff – As workplaces around the world struggle to devise vaccination policies, the Museum of Modern Art in New York has made a decision.
Here’s what you need to know this Monday, January 3. "Creating our own protocol has given PVP 3.1 the ability to communicate with more devices with a lot more flexibility than if we only used, for example, DMX or MIDI.Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. "While most users operate PVP through its intuitive graphical interface, communication between devices is increasingly critical in today's sophisticated live event environments and fixed installations," Brad Weston, president, Renewed Vision, said in the release. The device also offers a low-latency video playout engine, direct SDI outputs and interactive screen control functionality. Renewed Vision built the device for broadcasts, corporate events, concerts and other A/V scenarios. Users can retrieve data about individual layers such as whether it is hidden or muted, and they can send command controls to change playlists or trigger specific events. Renewed Vision has integrated its HTTP control server to allow users to send command line instructions or HTTP requests to manage information. Customers will be able to control the server with external devices such as lighting consoles and custom automation systems, according to a press release. Renewed Vision has launched its ProVideoPlayer 3.1 media server.