“Amidst the conversations, grants and re-naming of staff positions, what common values, if any, do we believe engagement should hold as a growing body of practice?”
Month: April 2012
No More Performing, But Plenty Of Entertaining: A Q&A With Thomas Quasthoff
The baritone singer has retired from performing, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost what even he calls his big mouth. “Believing in God? Well, you know, too many bad things happen in the world for that to be possible. I believe that man is a faulty design. Human beings have truly misunderstood that sentence in the Bible, the one about man subduing the world. But I do believe in art.”
Reviving Nuclear Wasteland Through High (Heeled) Fashion
These shoes were made for planting – canola seeds in nuclear waste zones of Japan.
When Artists Take On Social Issues, Do We Give Them Too Much Credit?
“It’s easy to understand why curators, critics and others have a soft spot for artists engaged in ‘social practice’ — those who roll up their sleeves and use their skills to try to bring about some sort of real-world change, whether raising awareness about domestic violence or helping to rebuild post-Katrina New Orleans. But is it possible that when it comes to social practice that the art establishment has a blind spot too?”
Happiness Isn’t Necessarily Part Of Religious Life
But joy is – or so says a longtime NPR guest.
The Internet SO Did Not Kill Reading (Reading Is Just Fine, Thank You)
Actually, people of the 1950s (yes, those 1950s) were much less likely to be reading than we are. Why do we like to think there was a reading golden age – and that that golden age isn’t now?
Thomas Kinkade, “Painter of Light,” 54
The self-described “painter of light,” who made millions off his paintings and associated home furnishing products, died of natural causes in his California home. “His artistic philosophy was not to express himself through his paintings like many artists, but rather to give the masses what they wanted: warm, positive images.”
Indie Bookstores And Their Awesomeness: The List
How much do independent bookstores (at least the ones in Boston) beat the chains and Amazon? Let us count the ways.
Arsenal Footballers (Soccer Stars) Learn Ballet Moves [VIDEO]
Yes, it’s for an advertisement, and the men aren’t super with the barre work – but it’s fun anyway.
Brutal Truth: The Arts’ Business Model Is Broken
“The underlying business model of the nonprofit is too inadequate, and the need for our services is too fast-growing, and society’s understanding of the situation isn’t all that it might be. And we’re afraid to say the word “business” in the same sentence as the word “art” for fear of alienating both our artists and their supporters.”