Museums

Today’s Profile: Angela Mack, Gibbes Museum of Art (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

13 May 2008

Working at a museum, Angela Mack gets all the standard questions: Is she an artist? Who is her favorite artist? Did she frequent museums as a child? No, she’s not an artist herself. She’s taken some classes to further her knowledge of the mechanics and techniques, but “no one would want to exhibit my work,� she said with a smile.

Museum-Made Accessories (The New York Sun)

13 May 2008

Two museums are giving their artists new life with wearable art. The Guggenheim Museum's new jewelry line is literally a chip off the old block. Made from remnants of the Guggenheim's Frank Lloyd Wright building, which were collected during the museum's 2007 restoration, "Restoration Rocks" is a collection of earrings, pendants, bracelets, a ring, and cuff links. The fragments, composed mostly ...

Place: Homes proposed, opposed at Napa factory (San Francisco Chronicle)

13 May 2008

As is the case with too many things in today's world, high-quality design tends to gravitate toward wealth. Renowned architects work their magic on museums, not strip malls. Developers spend more on their buildings when well-established cities like Palo Alto...