Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/tuesdays-art-notes-5 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tuesday’s Art Notes Nation Jan 12, 2010 10:18 AM EDT On Monday, the Louvre announced its attendance rate held steady in 2009 at 8.5 million visitors, repeating its record-breaking year in 2008. Photo by Lorenzo Natali via Flickr. * The big story today is the appointment of Jeffrey Deitch to be the new director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Deitch is a top art dealer who has sold works to MOCA in the past. On Modern Art Notes you can read an interview with Deitch. The decision to install a gallery owner into a non-profit leadership role is seen as somewhat unusual; the Los Angeles Times has this analysis of the choice, while the New York Times takes a bigger picture approach on what significance it holds for museums nationally. And The Art Newspaper wonders whether American museums will be able to reinvent themselves during the current hard times. * Google apologized to the Chinese Writers Association after the group complained that the media company had scanned works by authors without permission or appropriate compensation. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
On Monday, the Louvre announced its attendance rate held steady in 2009 at 8.5 million visitors, repeating its record-breaking year in 2008. Photo by Lorenzo Natali via Flickr. * The big story today is the appointment of Jeffrey Deitch to be the new director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Deitch is a top art dealer who has sold works to MOCA in the past. On Modern Art Notes you can read an interview with Deitch. The decision to install a gallery owner into a non-profit leadership role is seen as somewhat unusual; the Los Angeles Times has this analysis of the choice, while the New York Times takes a bigger picture approach on what significance it holds for museums nationally. And The Art Newspaper wonders whether American museums will be able to reinvent themselves during the current hard times. * Google apologized to the Chinese Writers Association after the group complained that the media company had scanned works by authors without permission or appropriate compensation. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now