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A L@te start to the weekend
If the aim of Berkeley Art Museum’s L@te Friday night events is to generate some buzz, the museum has succeeded. Last night’s event had the energy of a good cocktail party, which seemed to be picking up steam at 8:30. (I bet they had to shoo people out at the 9 p.m. closing — I can picture the event hosts yawning, collecting glasses, bringing out coats. …)
The crowd of 200 or so, including some … Continue reading »
UC drops plans for Toyo Ito-designed museum
UC Berkeley has abandoned its plan to construct a new $143m Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive downtown designed by “starchitect” Toyo Ito.
Read the full story in today’s Chronicle.
[Photo: Photo: Kuramochi / Jeanne Collins & Assoc.]
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