Artistically Connected

Art adviser takes the reins at Art Basel in Hong Kong

Brittany O'Donnell — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:01:00 +0000

Malaysia-born Adeline Ooi, an Art Basel VIP relations manager, to lead Asian edition of Swiss fair …read more

Art of the Americas placed in continental context

Brittany O'Donnell — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 12:04:00 +0000

Museums from Buenos Aires to Toronto collaborate on an unprecedented scale as institutions broaden their horizons …read more

Brittany O'Donnell — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:38:00 +0000

National Gallery review – Frederick Wiseman focuses on the minutiae

Brittany O'Donnell — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:00:00 +0000

By Laura Cumming

Veteran US film-maker Frederick Wiseman goes behind the scenes of the National Gallery – but what does he think?

There is never a quiet moment in Frederick Wiseman’s epic three-hour documentary about our National Gallery, even though the film has no voiceover, no score and no added sound effects. The nearest thing to music is the drone of the polishing machines at dawn. What fills the ears is exactly what blinds the eyes, in fact, and this is the never-ending talk that goes on in front of the paintings, day after day, as the museum tries to make old …read more

Hackers Hit Sony, Microsoft Services

Brittany O'Donnell — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 10:21:00 +0000

Sony’s PlayStation Network remained offline, while Microsoft managed to restore its core Xbox Live service, following Christmas Day outages that a hacker group claimed were its doing. …read more

Another Rock ‘n’ Roll Birthplace—at 1650 Broadway

Brittany O'Donnell — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:24:00 +0000

In the early years of rock ’n’ roll, many of the most famous hits were churned out in a nondescript office building at 1650 Broadway. …read more

The Best Films of 2014: ‘Boyhood’ and Other Gems

Brittany O'Donnell — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:11:00 +0000

Great movies are few and far between, but 2014 brought forth enough of them to keep the feature-film faith. …read more

Tim Burton's “Big Eyes” takes a long look at art fraud

Brittany O'Donnell — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:30:00 +0000

But the film, which is out on Christmas Day, is not meaty enough for serious art scholars …read more

Laura Dunn: Women in Business Q&A: Alison Conklin, Photographer

Brittany O'Donnell — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:23:00 +0000

By Laura Dunn

Nationally acclaimed wedding and portrait photographer Alison Conklin remembers the gift of her very first camera on Christmas morning when she was fi…

Patronnes (not patrons) at the Centre Pompidou-Metz

Brittany O'Donnell — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000