Friday's Art Notes

_A visitor rests under "The Seeds" at the U.K. Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, which closes Oct. 31. Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images._ * Hobbit legislation passes in New Zealand, "via the BBC.":http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11649734 * Hundreds of actors, directors, screenwriters and other workers of the Italian culture industry protested the Rome Film Festival because of the government's funding cuts, "via the Associated Press":http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hqH85xb9AUtOQ1L69UvKJkZV6gjQ?docId=148fef2d662143a8b94d5fa7a4888026. * Fox is losing its young viewers, "via Marketplace.":http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/10/29/am-fox-losing-its-young-viewers/ * A look at the winners of AOL's "25 for 25" arts grant program, "via ARTINFO.":http://www.artinfo.com/news/photos/2695/25413/ * "Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties" at the Getty Center in Los Angeles becomes the most attended photography exhibition ever at the Getty Center, "via Culture Monster.":http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/