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Director Appointed--After a three-month search, the Whitney Museum of American Art has appointed Maxwell L. Anderson its new director. He was formerly director of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Fee Revoked--The Los Angeles City Council has voted to rescind a $25 fee for a city permit required of artists and writers who work out of their homes.

Winner Announced--Recipient of the $50,000 Hugo Boss Prize, awarded for significant contribution to contemporary art, was Douglas Gordon, a film and video artist from Scotland.

Collection to Return--An award of over $300,000 from the NEH will allow for reinstallation of a renowned Egyptian art collection at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. The collection will be housed in a newly renovated wing which will reopen in 2001.

"Garden" Art Abounded--Manhattan-based artist Evan Polenghi created the logo for the "Day in the Garden" concerts recently held in Bethel, N.Y., at the newly-renovated venue of the infamous Woodstock concert of 1969. Consisting of a guitar with strings that bloom into flowers, the logo has appeared on thousands of programs handed out, the festival's Website, and all TV and newspaper ads.

Return from Never-NeverLand--A 70-year old, 59" tall bronze statue of Peter Pan was recently declared missing from Carl Shurz Park in New York. Peter was quickly retrieved from the East River, apparently the victim of a teenage prank. The popular local icon will be restored through donations sent to the Parks Department.

Sculptures Superseded--Joining other museums, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has removed mobiles by other artists from its gift shop during a major Alexander Calder exhibition from September 4 through December 1. The Calder estate is concerned that the public would not differentiate the objects from Calder's work.

Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 8 No. 11 -- September 1998