Egypt
Guardian Unlimited (Andrew Dickson)
See the above page for the full story - plus numerous comments offering feedback.
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Egypt
National Gallery reject blockbuster format
Guardian Unlimited (Andrew Dickson)
The word blockbuster comes from the second world war: a massive bomb designed to destroy entire swaths of city at a time. In the 50s it started to be used about plays; in the 70s, the era of Star Wars, people began to talk about blockbuster movies.
The blockbuster also hit art. Maev Kennedy wrote on this blog a while back about fond memories of what many people think of as the first modern art blockbuster, the massive Tutankhamun show at the British Museum in 1972. It was a ground-breaking show: it made the cover of the Sunday Times magazine, sold out immediately; punters queued for hours to get in. Curators and gallerists suddenly realised that, if the marketing was right, real money could be made.
Yet if the new head of London's National Gallery has anything to do with it, the blockbuster could be at an end - at least in his neck of the woods.
See the above page for the full story - plus numerous comments offering feedback.
- Art Gallery Of Ontario Extends King Tut's Reign
Art Daily The Art Gallery of Ontario will extend its blockbuster exhibition King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs for two additional weeks through May 2 due to high demand for tickets. To date, the Gallery has sold over 300,000 tickets to the...
- Blockbuster Exhibitions Road-tested
Design Week Most museums have trouble coping with the crowds generated by blockbuster exhibitions. John Stones road tests three current shows and concludes that the signage could be much improved Picture the scene: you're in a crowd, being jostled...
- The Rise Of Blockbuster Art Shows
BBC News When the Tutankhamun exhibition opens at London's O2 arena on 15 November, it will face much more competition than it did the last time it came to the UK in 1972. Since then, the phenomenon of blockbuster art show has exploded. "Museums...
- King Tut Returns As Blockbuster Shows Flourish
http://tinyurl.com/29npt4 (bloomberg.com)As three high profile exhibitions line up to come to London, this article looks at the success of blockbuster exhibitions: "London will see not one but two extraordinary blockbusters this fall. The British Museum...
- In Defense Of The Art Museum `blockbuster'
http://tinyurl.com/dcu5g In response to criticism from, amongst others, Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight, Thomas Hoving launches a defense of exhbitions like the Tutankhamun blockbuster currently touring the U.S.. Hoving is the former director...