“Frid starred in the 1960s gothic-flavored soap opera about odd, supernatural goings-on at a family estate in Maine. His death comes just weeks before a Tim Burton-directed version of Dark Shadows is due out next month starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. Frid has a cameo role in the new movie in which he meets Depp’s character in a party scene with two other original actors from the show.”
Month: April 2012
The Creative Class Is Suffering. Why Doesn’t The U.S. Care?
“One mainstay in recession-era stories about the creative class has been pieces about artists who have “reinvented” themselves – an architect brewing a perfect cup of coffee — in difficult times. Or artsy types who have pursued their ‘Plan B’ – making vegan cupcakes or running a groovy ice cream truck. Fun to read, counterintuitive, more colorful than dreary unemployment statistics – and deeply unrepresentative of what’s really going on.”
How Glasgow Became A Hotbed Of Artists
“Nine artists from Glasgow on the Turner Prize shortlist in the past six years alone and ten more on the Beck’s Futures shortlist during its six-year existence in the early 2000s.”
Doris Duke’s “Genius” Awards For The Arts Names Its First Class
“Each will receive an unrestricted, multi-year cash grant of $225,000, plus as much as $50,000 more in targeted support for retirement savings and audience development. Creative Capital, DDCF’s primary partner in the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards, will also offer the awardees the opportunity to take part in professional development activities, financial and legal counseling, and grantee gatherings–all designed to help them maximize the use of their grants.”
Are Americans Lonelier In The Facebook Era? Nope!
“Articles about American alienation may well feel true to those who long for simpler, happier times, but they’re built on fables and fantasies. In fact, there’s zero evidence that we’re more detached or lonely than ever.”
Ancient Boulders In Sweden Might Be Stonehenge Sister
“Archaeologists generally agree this megalithic structure, known as Ales Stenar (“Ale’s Stones”), was assembled about 1,000 years ago, near the end of the Iron Age, as a burial monument. But a team of researchers now argues it’s really 2,500 years old, dating from the Scandinavian Bronze Age, and was built as an astronomical calendar with the same underlying geometry as England’s Stonehenge.”
New Orleans Art Comes Roaring Back Since Katrina
“What’s happened is an astonishing burgeoning of galleries every place on St. Claude Avenue. The movement started with a handful in 2008, and now there are arguably more galleries run by broke artists on this one-mile strip, per capita, than in any city of comparable size in the United States.
Thieves Steal Chinese Art From Cambridge Museum
“The 18 items, mostly jade and from the Fitzwilliam Museum’s permanent collection, are believed to be worth millions of pounds. Cambridgeshire Police said a group of people were involved in the break-in at about 19:30 BST on Friday.”
London’s West End To Get Its First New Theatre In 30 Years
“The site was formerly used by Crosse & Blackwell to make Branston pickle until they moved out in 1927. The theatre will be operated by Nimax which already runs five others in London, including the Apollo and Lyric.”
Towering Inferno: Nasher Sculpture Center Is Getting Roasted By Glare From New Glass Skyscraper
The bright Texas sunshine reflecting off the Dallas Arts District’s new Museum Tower is cooking the plants in the Nasher’s sculpture garden (as well as a major new rooftop public park nearby). The building’s glass curtain wall is even endangering art inside the Nasher by blasting bright light past the museum’s ingenious – and hitherto effective – sunscreen roof designed by Renzo Piano.