Endless Comment on Possible LACMA-MOCA Merger Fills Art News Void This Weekend
With newsy artworld tidbits slowing to their usual weekend trickle, the potential merger between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the critically acclaimed [...]
Sustainable Practice: Paul Middendorf
Paul Middendorf came to Houston for the first time as curator of the 2010 Big Show at Lawndale Art Center. He was impressed with the [...]
Art is What You Can Get Away With: MOCAtv Launches on YouTube
Glam director Jeffrey Deitch has added powerhouse entertainment agent Ari Emanuel to the MOCA board, and the results have been immediate: Emanuel reportedly negotiated a [...]
LA MOCA on Life Support: NY Times Roberta Smith Call Deitch’s Tenure “Disappointing”
Even NY Times critic Roberta Smith, originally a supporter of LA MOCA’s bold move in appointing flamboyant gallerist Jeffrey Deitch as its new Director, admits [...]
Schimmel Latest in Series of Staff Losses at LA-MOCA
With the artworld in almost unanimous head-shaking mode over LA-MOCA’s firing (?) of respected curator Paul Schimmel, the LA Times puts the episode in context [...]
Paul Schimmel Fired from LA MOCA
Paul Schimmel, highly respected chief curator at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art for 22 years, was fired by the museum’s board, over disagreements [...]
Giant Croc Caught in Philippines: 2370lb Monster Named After Naturalist Who Died Hunting Him
The decapitated cattle were worrisome, but the disappearance of a farmer near the marshes in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines, led villagers to petition [...]
