Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/fridays-art-notes-73 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday’s Art Notes Arts May 20, 2011 9:36 AM EST “Sleeping With You” by British artist Tracey Emin is pictured during a press view for “Tracey Emin: Love Is What you Want” at the Hayward Gallery in London. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images. * Chinese authorities claim that the company that handles the business affairs for Ai Weiwei has committed tax evasion and has destroyed documents, via The Guardian. * Andrew Lloyd Webber plans to donate all of the $51.6 million in profits from the sale of a painting by Picasso to arts organizations through his own foundation, via The Guardian. * After news emerged that the former governor had secretly fathered a child with an employee more than a decade ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced that he is putting his acting career on hold, via The New York Times. * The Wall Street Journal reports on what happened when the Center for Disease Control descended on the Virginia Historical Society to investigate — and quarantine — an old smallpox scab. * When some brides-to-be booked a wedding spot at the Art Institute of Chicago, they didn’t realize that a famous terrace view would be blocked by a major new art installation, via The Associated Press. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
“Sleeping With You” by British artist Tracey Emin is pictured during a press view for “Tracey Emin: Love Is What you Want” at the Hayward Gallery in London. Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images. * Chinese authorities claim that the company that handles the business affairs for Ai Weiwei has committed tax evasion and has destroyed documents, via The Guardian. * Andrew Lloyd Webber plans to donate all of the $51.6 million in profits from the sale of a painting by Picasso to arts organizations through his own foundation, via The Guardian. * After news emerged that the former governor had secretly fathered a child with an employee more than a decade ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced that he is putting his acting career on hold, via The New York Times. * The Wall Street Journal reports on what happened when the Center for Disease Control descended on the Virginia Historical Society to investigate — and quarantine — an old smallpox scab. * When some brides-to-be booked a wedding spot at the Art Institute of Chicago, they didn’t realize that a famous terrace view would be blocked by a major new art installation, via The Associated Press. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now