Indian museum closes amid controversy, artifacts to be transferred to Autry
The Southwest Museum of the American Indian, housing one of the country's premier collections of American Indian artifacts, will close Sunday amid accusations from community groups that the shuttering is a veiled power play by the Autry National Center.

Participation of grassroots artists emphasised
They urged all to increase the participation of artists from grassroots and to improve their performing skills to implement such cultural development so that they may motivate the common people in different social issues. Bangladesh Institute of Theatre

POSTWORKS, NEW YORK EXPANDS HD CAPABILITIES WITH MULTIPLE AVID MEDIA COMPOSER ADRENALINE HD AND SYMPHONY NITRIS SYSTEMS
New York - New York-PostWorks, New York (www.pwny.com), the east coast's most comprehensive full-service film and High Definition post facility, today announced the expansion of its HD capabilities and client offerings with the addition of 10 Media

The Ballet Traviata, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
As is increasingly the case with Northern Ballet Theatre, the dancing has real finesse. They are technically confident without appearing gratuitously showy, and dramatically expressive without over-egging the passions and anguish that are the building

Jawaharlal Nehru
"The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds."

Edna St. Vincent Millay
"Beauty is whatever gives joy."

George Jean Nathan
"Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness."

Critic defends right to quiet night
Should theatregoers be warned they will be sharing an auditorium with disabled people?

Mobile phone users will be able to buy songs from radio
Main record labels sign up to'killer'technology that could allow listeners to buy songs at the touch of a button.

Rebels&Martyrs: The Image of the Artist in the Nineteenth Century, National Gallery, London
Art: Forget what you know - everything great about contemporary art was invented in the 19th century, says Jonathan Jones.

When Making Art Becomes a Night at the Beach (New York Times)
On Saturday night, an art installation by Duke Riley had fully transfigured itself from conceptual art to crowded bar.

dallas: Dallas Museum of Art (Gridskipper)
Yeah, art's great and all, but air conditioning is better: the Dallas Museum of Art would like you to know they keep the thermostat at 67 degrees. Sure, sure, they've got the fantastic pre-Columbian…

Sipex Enters the High Definition DVD Market with State-of-the-Art Optical Signal Processing Components (SYS-CON Media)
Sipex Corporation today announced its state-of-the-art SP8029 Automatic Laser Power Control IC, which provides unmatched precision control and speed for laser diode power required by state-of-the-art High Density DVD (HD-DVD) or Blu-ray (BD) optical recorders and players. This precision and speed is necessary to extend operating life of the laser diode and guarantee an acceptable bit-error rate

Art teacher faces jail after admitting sex with pupil (Daily Mail)
A 54-year-old art teacher was today warned he faced a lengthy prison sentence after he admitted having sex with one of his pupils. Ian Blott, a married father-of-two, embarked on an 'intense' two-and-a-half year relationship with one of his pupils, Hull Crown Court was told

Vadim Prokhorov on on the pesky phenomenon of the'earworm'
Got Kylie stuck on replay? Developed a hatred of James Blunt? Vadim Prokhorov examines'earworms'.

Gerard McBurney on Kandinsky's paintings
Art: The idea of music appears everywhere in Kandinsky's paintings. He believed shades resonated with each other to produce visual'chords'and had an influence on the soul. Composer Gerard McBurney on the Russian artist's concertos on canvas.

On the Third Day, New Ambassadors, London
3 stars The winner of The Play's the Thing is a raw, wild, uneven piece with a degree of theatrical imagination, writes Michael Billington.

Last call to keep£1.2m masterpiece in Britain
Art: A rare 14th-century artwork considered to be of'fundamental importance'to the understanding of painting is set to leave the country, despite the government's attempts to keep it in the UK.

Ireland good, Britain Bad
Catherine Shoard reviews The Wind that Shakes the Barley and The Lake House.

The good-taste gorefest
Charles Spencer reviews Titus Andronicus in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Light diversions at the end of term
Geoffrey Norris reviews LPO and Rumon Gamba at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

TV Weekend:'Broken Trail,'a Tale of Roping in Cattle and Rounding Up Girls
AMC's western that begins in the Far East may not be"Lonesome Dove"or"Deadwood,"but it's good enough.
ALESSANDRA STANLEY

Casinos to Book Lovers: Let Us Entertain You, Too
To the roster of musicians, comedians and magicians appearing at casinos these days, add your favorite author.
MOTOKO RICH

Art Review: The Power and Progress of an Altarpiece by the Young Raphael
The gleaming, supple wholeness of Raphael's work is thrillingly available for close visual examination at the Metropolitan Museum.
ROBERTA SMITH

The Morgan Library and Museum Shows Off Its New Concert Space
The library is offering a banquet for the ear with a rich menu of performances to take place in its new Gilder Lehrman Hall, New York's latest small concert space.
DANIEL J. WAKIN

Fiachra Gibbons: The intellectual life of Robbie Williams
Fiachra Gibbons: How shallow we have been to mistake the use of a motorised stage toilet for a laddish prank, when clearly it was a complex metaphor about the constant presence of death, even in triumph, of which Gide, Camus or Artaud would have been proud.

John Fordham on the future of jazz
Jazz: As Ronnie Scott's jazz club reopens, and with the British Jazz awards looming, John Fordham looks at what the the future holds.

CD: Plan B, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words?
5 stars (679) Plan B has astonishing pop nous, says Alexis Petridis - perhaps David Cameron should listen up.

Angela Carter
"Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is no other."

Charles Horton Cooley
"An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one."

Gertrude Stein
"A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears."

Opera Review:'Alice in Wonderland,'by Peter Westergaard, With Bells and Whistles
The first 40 minutes of Mr. Westergaard's new work, as seen at Symphony Space on Monday, is a dramatically fantastical adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic.
ANTHONY TOMMASINI

An Appreciation: As Julio Bocca Moves On, His Passion for Form and Expression Is Undimmed
On the eve of his farewell performance with the American Ballet Theater, Mr. Bocca remains consistent and leaves a legacy for all dancers: bravura in the service of art.
ANNA KISSELGOFF

Theater Review: Alvin Epstein Gets Up Close and Cranky as a Low-Key King Lear
This may not be an unforgettable"King Lear,"but it is always inescapable and uncomfortably present.
CHARLES ISHERWOOD