Caught My Eye

"Last week Sir Anthony Caro, 84…bemoaned the fact that the market value of paintings had become more meaningful to artists than creating beautiful work. 'Some art has got some stupid, outrageous values and it is very sad that money has become a very important part of the art world,' he said…

'Because of this crisis, something will change in art and there may be a rethinking of value. In my time, art was never about money. I am not a millionaire. I have tried to make good art.'"

Troy Schulze attacks Paul Villinski's Emergency Response Studio in the Houston Press & the Houston Chronicle's Douglas Britt says…"wait a minute"…

Museum will close Feb. 28. Museum will remain an entity and keep its name so that it can possibly reemerge when the economy improves.

The Museum was formed 59 years ago as an art league. In 1974 it became a fine art museum and in 1997 it moved to its current location at the Sahara West Library.

The American Booksellers Association recently updated their indie bookstore finder. Using the interactive map, readers can find all the indie bookstores within 100 miles of their hometown–complete with Google Map links, rating functions, and other webby tools.

YouTube clip of Dustin Lance Black accepting his award for Original Screenplay for the movie Milk.