More on the modular theater

Remember the funky new theater in Dallas? Here's the architect explaining it.

A poem about the Sistine Chapel

Written by the artist himself.

Oops!

A woman accidentaly fell into a Picasso painting at the Met Friday. It will undergo surgery.

Even Art Folks Get Into the Superbowl

The directors of the Indianapolis and New Orleans museums of art are wagering art works on the game. Well, loans of art works.

I'm not an art lover, I'm an art, lover!

What do Jay-Z, Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami, and Jean-Michel Basquiat have in common? Read this essay to find out.

Juxtaposition

Personal note: we start Power of Art next week. I fear Art History 2.0 will not be as fanatical about Simon Schama as 1.0, and I fear it will make me like them less. There, I said it.

Because it's cold, yo!

Apparently it's even colder in England. And they're carrying on as they always do: by complaining about transportation and talking about art.

Here and here are two articles on snow in art. Enjoy, and stay warm.

An inflatable museum on the National Mall?

The new director of the Hirshhorn wants to add a blow-up bubble tent to the courtyard of the building, one that sticks out the top and runs onto the mall.

"An Ultramodern Building Shows Signs of Age"

This can get a little tedious, but it's also a fascinating look at the micro-engineering behind architecture. It's about the problems facing the marble exterior screens of the National Gallery of Art's East Building.

"Complaints Choir" has just permanently entered my vocabulary

And it should yours, too. Here is an article about them, and here is the nine-step process for making your own complaints choir.