Visual Arts
When disaster strikes
In a post 9/11 climate, preparation in the face of an emergency is an integral part of government administration and…
Missing, presumed stolen
Last August, the art world stifled a collective scream of frustration when two paintings were stolen from the Munch Museum…
Arts Institutions - Just in it for the money?
What's the world coming to when the Guggenheim starts selling the rights to its name? Yes this icon of the…
When Artistic Vision encounters the Bottom Line
Who hasn't dreamt of running their own gallery or museum? To turn a vision based in idealism into reality? So…
Global ravers give birth to Gen W
Western marketing firms have made their business out of understanding generations that come in letters of the alphabet such as…
Offense - in the eye of the beholder?
Let's begin with a truism - art appreciation is essentially subjective. What can be unintelligible to one is easily transparent…
Is it war on terror or war on the arts?
Last year, Arts Hub UK carried the story of Steve Kurtz, a Buffalo University Professor of Art, who was arrested…
The Drama School Palaver
Every successful actor, no matter where or if they studied their craft, shares a genuine passion and love of acting.…
Contemporary art: whose round is it anyway?
With the deadline looming for Turner Prize 2005 nominations, Craig Scutt takes a look at whether public funds should be…
Glasgow - making an exhibition of itself
A couple of decades ago, it might have been unthinkable that Glasgow, a city once financially impoverished and culturally bereft,…