Tuesday’s Art Notes

Art handlers place the final pole that holds open a flap on the canvas cover of a 25-foot tall Blackfeet tipi that was raised on January 31, 2011 at the Brooklyn Museum. It is part of the exhibition ‘Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains’ and focuses on the tipi as the center of North American Plains culture and traditions from the early 19th century to the present. The tipi cover was painted by Blackfeet artist Lyle J. Heavy Runner from a design given to him by another Blackfeet, who in turn received it from his grandparents. Photo by Stan Honda/ AFP/ Getty Images

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After a Monday meeting in Washington (during which protesters gathered outside), the
Board of Regents for the Smithsonian recommended changes in the way the institution deals with public or political challenges to curated exhibits, but say they support Smithsonian secretary Wayne Clough, even if they didn’t agree with his handling of the removal of a video by David Wojnarowicz, via The Associated Press.

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Google launches a new tool in cyber-tourism, by offering “street views” inside 17 of the major international art galleries, via The Washington Post.

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Cairo’s book fair, the largest event of its kind in the Arab world, was supposed to take place this week, via The Guardian.

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A study by San Diego State University that measured career success for women in Hollywood found that women have made no progress in moving into more positions of power over the last decade, via the Los Angeles Times.

Harlem’s National Black Theater, an important center of art and culture in the community, is facing foreclosure, via The New York Times.

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When the big orchestras and opera houses started to struggle, they turned to national theatrical broadcasts to lure in much bigger audiences. But how does that affect small, local groups who used to provide smaller communities with their high culture? The Columbus Dispatch considers the ramifications.