Monday's Art Notes

Jazz drummer Joe Morello, a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, has died at the age of 82, via the "Los Angeles Times":http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-joe-morello-20110314,0,3123963.story. * Director Clint Eastwood's film _Hereafter_, has been pulled from Japanese movie theaters for its depiction of a devastating tsunami, via "The Associated Press":http://www.washingtonpost.com/tsunami-movie-hereafter-pulled-out-of-japanese-cinemas-after-deadly-earthquake/2011/03/14/ABXk6kU_story.html. * The BBC Philharmonic was in Japan on a tour bus crossing a suspension bridge at the time of the earthquake, via "BBC":http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12725962. The group cancelled the remainder of their tour in Japan. * On Monday, the United Nations will host the U.S. premiere of _Miral_, a film by Julian Schnabel about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, despite protests from Israel, via "The Guardian":http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/14/israel-palestinian-miral-screening-un-schnabel. * The Financial Times "looks at":http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a1bf6994-4b64-11e0-89d8-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GabB5WS9 China's predilection for building new arts buildings, but not investing or supporting the artists who might make them come alive. * Meanwhile, a delegation of Chinese artists and arts leaders recently appealed to authorities for more money and support at an official political meeting, via "ARTINFO":http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37195/chinese-arts-administrators-demand-respect-and-more-funding-at-political-meeting/.