One of the highlights of the new China Art Palace in Shanghai is a giant digital rendering of a famous ancient scroll, "Along the River During Qingming Festival," which includes figures that walk and talk. The work was first presented at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
China Builds Museums, But Filling Them Is Another Story
()China has been building museums with abandon, opening about 100 annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.
Reporter's Notebook
Discovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam()
When Margot Adler learned that a cousin had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, she was stunned. Adler started digging around and discovered that like Anne Frank, 25,000 Dutch Jews hid, and two-thirds of them survived. Her cousin was one of them.
Music Reviews
Pat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World()
The two artists are known opposites in the world of instrumental music. On Metheny's latest, the jazz guitarist wrings an unexpectedly visual listening experience from Zorn's knotty compositions.
Monkey See
'Arrested Development' Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media()
Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.
