BIG AND BRIGHT

36 Hours in Austin, Tex. - NYTimes.com
stop at Roadhouse Relics (1720 South First Street; 512-442-6366; roadhouserelics.com) where the Pop
artist Todd Sanders has covered his studio with artworks in the shape
of neon cowboy hats and diner signs that look like something you’d find
on Route 66

Artful wordplay at ISU's renovated State Gym

 
   

Memorial Art Gallery opens its 'Crafting Modernism' exhibit

Memorial Art Gallery opens its 'Crafting Modernism' exhibit | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com

Wendell Castle's Benny Lamp , a fiberglass arch topped by a bright
green roller coaster of a neon tube, is part of the Crafting Modernism
exhibit at Memorial Art Gallery

Tax Fight: European Union Demands That Germany End Its Special Treatment of Art... or Pay the Price

Tax Fight: European Union Demands That Germany End Its Special Treatment of Art... or Pay the Price | Artinfo
In Brussels on Monday the EU Commission told Germany it
was high time to raise its tax on art. For decades, German collectors
and gallerists have benefited from a significantly reduced value added
tax (VAT) on artworks and collectibles. At seven percent of purchase
price, the tax is nearly three times below the conventional VAT of 19
percent for goods and services across the nation. It is also less than
half the mandatory 15 percent VAT required by the EU.