From the Guardian:
Gabriel Garcia Marquez Novel Gets First Ever Authorised Release in Chinese
To a tune of $1 million, an authorized edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude will be printed in Chinese.
From Reuters:
Pro-Ai graffiti in Hong Kong sparks warning by Chinese army
Street art in support of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have been appearing across Hong Kong in recent weeks.
From SFGate:
Roxie Stages Adds Fresh Faces – Pre-show Live Acts
Who doesn’t love hearing the organ performance at the Castro? Well, now he has some competition — the Roxie Theater will be providing live performances before their Saturday night shows.
From SFGate:
Kronos Quartet Wins Avery Fisher, Polar Prizes
The quartet is the first to have won both awards. They share this year’s Polar Music Prize with Patti Smith. (Also, listen to Smith read on The Writer’s Block.)
From SFGate:
Charlie Sheen Commits $20,000 to Bryan Stow Fund
Despite his show blowing (we will refrain from other bad jokes here), Sheen has contributed $20,000 to the Bryan Stow Fund from his April 30 show in San Francisco.
From SFGate:
Mike Watt: Making Up for Lost Time with Rock Opera
The bassist from punk band the Minutemen has released a new rock opera about growing old. Hmmm, oxymoron, perhaps?
From The New York Times:
Seinfeld on the Web: Laughs, Portion Controlled
Seinfeld will offer 1,000 clips of his stand-up act and comedic interviews on his site, but only three of these videos each day. Video Nazi!
From The New York Times:
44 Works Sell for $170 Million at Sotheby’s Auction
The best quote from this article is, “Expressionist art has been all the rage in recent seasons…”
From The New York Times:
Artist’s Guggenheim Show: 100,000 $1 Bills on the Wall
German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann, who was awarded the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize in November 2010, will cover a room in the Guggenheim Museum in New York from floor to ceiling with 100,000 $1 bills.
From USA Today:
Arts Graduates Find Jobs, Satisfaction
Finally, a reason to not burn your art degree!
Miscellaneous News You Can Use
Stern Grove has announced their summer line-up of free concerts. Neko Case is in the mix along with Jazz Mafia Symphony and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. More info at sterngrove.org.
