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Agnes Gunds Art for Justice Fund
Aims to Reduce Prison Population by 20% in 5 Years In the United States
By Casey Lesser
Nov 15, 2017 5:22 pm
New York philanthropist and art collector Agnes Gund announced the first round of grants distributed by her Art For Justice Fund on Wednesday, with $22 million going to 30 organizations across the United States working in criminal justice reform and the arts.
Gund launched the fund with much fanfare this past June, donating $100 million from the $165 million sale of one of her “most cherished” artworks: Roy Lichtenstein’s Masterpiece (1962). Gund sold the piece specifically to pay for the initiative, which aims to
U.S. Military Claims Ownership of Art
U.S. Military Claims Ownership of Art Made by Guantanamo Bay Detainees
By Isaac Kaplan
Nov 17, 2017 5:39 pm
Ghaleb Al-Bihani, Untitled (Blue Mosque), 2016. Courtesy of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
U.S. authorities have halted the release of art created by Guantanamo Bay detainees after an exhibition of their work went on view in New York City in October. Over 30 artworks made by current and former detainees, now on display at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice as part of “Ode to the Sea: Art from Guantánamo Bay,” reportedly caught the notice of the U.S. military. It has since suspended the transport of art o
$450 Million Leonardo da Vinci
$450 Million Leonardo da Vinci Becomes Most Expensive Artwork of All Time
By Isaac Kaplan
Nov 16, 2017 9:19 am
The crowds came to Christie’s expecting a show, and in the end they got history.
The house’s post-war and contemporary auction Wednesday totaled $692 million ($785.9 million with fees) on 58 lots in a sale that spanned roughly two hours. But for many in the initially jam-packed Rockefeller Plaza salesroom, the auction lasted the 19 minutes it took to sell a single work for $400 million ($450 million with fees), making it the most expensive piece ever purchased at auction, and likely the most expensive artwork ever sold.
When low budget movies are actually very good.
Most films accused of being "bad" as well as low budget movies often turn out to be really good and enjoyable and even more so than block buster movies, I've found this out by overlooking flaws like poor dubing in older films that were released in the 70s and 80s, or other noticeable issues that usually stand out in films that get ranked really low on sites like Rotten Tomatoes or just slammed by critics in general, but then you have films from the mid 80s to early and mid 90s that did really well and fixed a lot of problems.
Everyone praises THE DARK KNIGHT, yet that has got to be one of the most boring Comic book films I've ever seen. Tak
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Thanks for posting this. One reason why I have been a bit more conservative her at DA is I realize that some of my topics/ideas are on the edge: see Censorship. I like the community, I like the tools and the format. And for the reasons you suggest those other sites just don't work for the visions I have. Just going to cross my fingers, but I am sure they will come for me someday.