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Comment by dawn hilton on November 21, 2008 at 1:39pm

Arts Council-funded £60m gallery closes after two days

LONDON. The Public Gallery in West Bromwich closed just two days after its grand opening in June because of technical problems with the high-tech art installations. The Will Alsop-designed arts centre cost £60m, nearly half what it cost to open Tate Modern in 2000.

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http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=16042

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=16042

Comment by dawn hilton on November 21, 2008 at 1:27pm

The New Saatchi Gallery

While he still trawls galleries in a black cab, perhaps accompanied by his wife, Nigella Lawson, he hasn’t travelled far to acquire all this Chinese art. ‘I don’t go to places like China as the big white hunter, vacuuming up everything I like. It doesn’t work like that.’ Neither is he intending to visit India for his forthcoming show, ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, nor will he risk a flight to see his latest artistic discoveries in the Middle East. ‘I don’t know whether this means that after a period of conflict, good art emerges, but the most thrilling stuff I’m finding comes out of Iran and Iraq.’ Instead, he requests that galleries and artists ship their work to allow him to peruse and choose at his own leisure and, of course, his own expense.

http://www.timeout.com/london/art/features/5876.html

Comment by Nathan Nicholls aka-recyclesculptor on November 21, 2008 at 1:19pm

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Comment by dawn hilton on November 21, 2008 at 1:18pm

DOHA, Qatar—The new Museum of Islamic Art in Doha was unveiled to the press today, reports Qatar News Agency. Designed by I.M. Pei and housing a trove of more than 800 artefacts from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the five-story museum has been highly anticipated by the public.

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http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29512/museum-of-islamic-art-opens-in-qatar/

Comment by dawn hilton on November 21, 2008 at 1:18pm

LOS ANGELES—The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, has gone into crisis mode, and director Jeremy Strick is seeking major support from donors, the Los Angeles Times reports. In an interview this week, Strick did not rule out the possibility of a merger with another institution or sharing the museum's nearly 6,000-piece collection to alleviate some of the pressure.


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http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29506/la-moca-scrambles-to-raise-...

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