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The Arts and Cultural Heritage: A Contemporary View at Global Art Forum, Art Dubai

March 23, 2009 1:03 pm Published by AndrasAdmin Leave your thoughts <p>On March 19, 2009, András Szántó introduced the session “The Arts and Cultural Heritage: A Contemporary View” at the Global Art Forum, held as part of Art Dubai. Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH) at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, the session featured a multifaceted program. Dr. Sami El-Masri (Director of Strategic Planning Office, ADACH), Richard West (former Director and Founder, National Museum of the American Indian and prominent ICOM member), and Elizabeth Duggal (Associate Director, the Natural History Museum – The Smithsonian Institution) participated in a discussion titled “The Heritage Museum in a Modern Age.” Curator Catherine David presented on the ADACH Platform for Venice, followed by a panel titled “Building on Collecting” featuring Judith Greer (Writer, Collector), Louisa Buck (Writer, Art Critic), and Abdulla Al-Amri (Director, the Department of Arts and Culture, ADACH).</p>

In the Art Business, 44,210 Points Makes Polke a Top Painter

May 4, 2004 12:05 am Published by AndrasAdmin Leave your thoughts <p>The first version of art history is written by dealers. They work on the front lines, making bets on artists and objects long before collectors, critics and curators decide what’s truly valuable | New York Times | 2004 | </p>

The Dutch Give the Arts A Dash of (Cold) Water

March 9, 2003 12:07 am Published by AndrasAdmin Leave your thoughts <p>The Dutch system is a paragon of administrative rationality. Many subsidies are channeled through independent foundations with expertise in specific arts fields | New York Times | 2003 |</p>

A Business Built on the Hard-to-Sell

October 6, 2002 12:08 am Published by AndrasAdmin Leave your thoughts <p>Ronald Feldmans’s art gallery is 30 years old, and he’s not happy about it. Over the years, Mr. Feldman has staked his reputation on difficult art, work that was unlikely to make any money.</p>

Cultural Diplomacy

April 1, 2001 11:55 pm Published by AndrasAdmin Leave your thoughts <p>Culture played its part in the Cold War, but in the 21st century a new kind of cultural diplomacy is required. As new practices of cultural diplomacy arise, it is an undeniably positive development that the arts are operating on an international scale | Brunswick Review | 2011 | </p>