Arts sponsorship and the state of the city

This paper explores the correlation between metropolitan social and economic conditions and corporate arts support in the United States. It is hypothesized that the transition from a manufacturing sector economy to an advanced service sector economy is an important local factor for the increase in corporate arts support.By panel analysis, in eleven metropolitan areas between 1977 and 1991 changes in corporate arts support have been correlated with changes in social and economic conditions, i.e., service sector and manufacturing sector employment, service sector and manufacturing sector income, population's educational attainment, and the degree of dominance by the leading local arts supporting industry.Corporate arts support is higher in metropolitan areas where the population is better educated (=+0.60), the local service sector generates more income (=+0.37) and the local manufacturing sector generates less income (=–0.22).Corporations from the manufacturing sector are mostly indifferent towards arts support. In contrast, corporations from the service sector are supportive of the local arts but they also respond swiftly to a loss in their earnings by discontinuing their arts support.     

The Impact of Museum Purchase on the Auction Prices of Paintings

This study examines how art museumspurchasing policy influences the auction prices ofpaintings. Using a cross section of non-speculativetransactions during the period 1820–1970, we findconsiderable empirical support for the hypothesisthat public museums outside the U.S. pay above averageprices in auction markets providing higher thanaverage yields to private sellers. The typical U.S.private museums appear to be more restricted byfinancial constraints and the development of thegeneral economic conditions than their publiccounterparts.     

武术史中若干问题的探讨

在尊重史实和据典分析的基础上,产生了以下几点认识:(1)技击不能与现代搏斗运动混为一谈;(2)“武舞”孕育着武术套路的雏型;(3)“能击善舞”是中国武术的蔚然风气;(4)在西晋南北朝时,对武术体系的形成产生了3个深远影响;(5)与武术有关的典籍中,蕴含着丰富的哲学词汇和哲理。     

学术类科技期刊封面设计的原则及表现

在分析科技期刊科学性和学术性的基础上,探讨学术类科技期刊封面具有的实用价值、美学价值和认识价值.通过具体分析和比较,认为学术类科技期刊在进行封面设计时应当遵循科学性原则、艺术性原则和规范性原则,以使期刊外在形式和内在科学内容有机地结合起来.     

灵活运用管理艺术努力提高工作效率

从培养凝聚力、放手用人、挤掉惰性、用目标造动力、运用帕累托定律、善待下属、一碗水端平等七个方面论述柔性管理艺术的灵活运用。     

Museums and the shaping of contemporary artworks

In the museum context, curators and conservators often play a role in shaping the nature of contemporary artworks. Before, during and after the acquisition of an art object, curators and conservators engage in dialogue with the artist about how the object should be exhibited and conserved. As a part of this dialogue, the artist may express specifications for the display and conservation of the object, thereby fixing characteristics of the artwork that were previously left open. This process can make a significant difference to the visual appearance of the work, the nature of the audience's experience, and how the work should be interpreted. I present several case studies in which the nature of the artwork has been shaped by such dialogues, and discuss principles for resolving cases in which there is a conflict between instructions specified by the artist and those adopted by the museum.     

The Concept of Record in Interactive, Experiential and Dynamic Environments: the View of InterPARES*

This article presents the concept of electronic record as articulated by the first phase of the InterPARES (International research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems) Project (1999–2001) and discusses it in light of the findings of the second phase of the Project (2002–2006). While InterPARES 1 focused on records produced and/or maintained in databases and document management systems, InterPARES 2 examined records produced and/or maintained in interactive, experiential and dynamic environments. The authors describe the characteristics of these environments and of the entities found in them in the course of case studies conducted on systems used for carrying out artistic, scientific and e-government activities, and propose the new concept of record that InterPARES 2 is eleborating, which expands on that formulated by InterPARES 1.The authors would like to thank InterPARES 2 research assistant Randy Preston for his careful editing and constructive criticisms. Some of his suggestions have been incorporated in the text of this article.     

竞争战略差异度的定量研究

本文认为可以把竞争战略差异度作为竞争情报分析工具之一。战略差异度在预测产业发展和演进、资本市场的投资赢利回报、企业战略转移的难易性等方面具有特殊的意义。     

谈声乐教学中声音技巧与情感表达的关系

声乐技巧与情感表达是声乐教学中不可缺少的两个因素,二者要有机结合起来,这也是唱好一首歌的关键所在.因此,学习声乐的目的是用正确的发声技巧和有情感的内涵来表达声乐作品.     

重庆五校土木类专业艺术教育现状调查研究

土木类专业实施艺术教育具有非常重要的意义。为了对土木类专业的艺术教育现状进行深入的分析和研究,进一步推进艺术教育的发展,采用问卷调查、访谈等方法,选取重庆市5所设有土木类专业的院校进行调查研究。结果显示,重庆市高校土木类专业的艺术教育在课程设置、艺术活动的开展、师资力量等方面都存在问题,限制了艺术教育的健康发展,最后提出了加强土木类专业艺术教育的对策与建议。