Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/tuesdays-art-notes-34 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tuesday’s Art Notes Arts Aug 3, 2010 10:14 AM EST A pigeon sits on a sculpture titled ‘Berlin’ by German artists Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff in Berlin. Photo by Johannes Eisele/ AFP/ Getty Images * Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says music “is not compatible” with Islamic religious practice in his country, via the Guardian. * UNESCO adds 21 new sites to their World Haritage list, including Amsterdam’s canal system and the Bikini Atoll where the U.S. exploded the first atomic bomb tests, via AFP. * King Tut’s chariot goes on display in New York, via the New York Times. * Italian scientists are studying the veracity of the Stendhal Syndrome, the condition where a person faints when they are overwhelmed by great art, via the Telegraph. Jonathan Jones, art blogger for the Guardian, questions the researchers’ choice of loacation for their study. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
A pigeon sits on a sculpture titled ‘Berlin’ by German artists Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff in Berlin. Photo by Johannes Eisele/ AFP/ Getty Images * Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says music “is not compatible” with Islamic religious practice in his country, via the Guardian. * UNESCO adds 21 new sites to their World Haritage list, including Amsterdam’s canal system and the Bikini Atoll where the U.S. exploded the first atomic bomb tests, via AFP. * King Tut’s chariot goes on display in New York, via the New York Times. * Italian scientists are studying the veracity of the Stendhal Syndrome, the condition where a person faints when they are overwhelmed by great art, via the Telegraph. Jonathan Jones, art blogger for the Guardian, questions the researchers’ choice of loacation for their study. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now