“I don’t go out, I hardly ever leave here,” Hockney says. “I go out to the dentist, the doctor, the bookstore and the marijuana store, because you have to go to each of those yourself. And that’s it.”
Month: November 2014
British Newsy Comedian John Oliver Was Not A Dud In His First Season, But Why Not?
“Oliver is a 37-year-old comedian hardly in the mold of a television star. His teeth are, well, British, and his hair is not something frequently seen on the small screen. And even though he wears nice suits on the show, they look as if they landed on him from a great distance.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 11.16.14
Farewell to Clive James
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-11-16
The Leader and The Manager: A Leading Innovation in Arts & Culture Conversation
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2014-11-16
Mass MoCA Closes In On Its Original Promise
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2014-11-16
Public art
AJBlog: Life’s A Pitch Published 2014-11-16
Gender and price discrimination
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth Published 2014-11-16
Is Free Will For Real?
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-11-14
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A Nazi War Criminal And His Prosecutor, And Their Shared Love For Bach
“Each man heard in the great masterwork – in the same sublime solos and chorales – an entirely different, indeed contradictory, message; two opposed promulgations in the same score, two contrary cries in the same edifice of beauty.”
Mass MoCA , Transforming Itself And Its Mission, Will Partner Over The Long Term With Major 21st Century Artists
James Turrell will have 35,000 square feet for 25 years; Laurie Anderson will have installation galleries and a production studio; and that’s just the start.
How Do Award-Winning Artists Spend Their Prize Money?
“For many, the sudden arrival of 50 grand had a predictably transformational effect, allowing day jobs to be ditched, world-class instruments to be purchased, studio rent paid or simply providing creative time and space.”
‘Serial’ Might Be Addictive, But It Has Some Serious ‘White Reporter’ Issues
“The accumulation of Koenig’s little judgments throughout the show — and there are many more examples — should feel familiar to anyone who has spent much of her life around well-intentioned white people who believe that equality and empathy can only be achieved through a full, but ultimately bankrupt, understanding of one another’s cultures.”
Dear Britain: It’s Time To Loosen Your Grip On Shakespeare
“It’s time to ditch the idea that the best Shakespeare comes from the UK, and the world should experience it courtesy of us. I’d rather watch Font, Bhardwaj and Qinxin, whose apparoches are as far from each other’s as China is from Spain.”
Photography In Art Galleries Is ‘Flat, Soulless And Stupid’
“Putting up massive prints is a waste of space, when the curators could provide iPads and let us scroll through a digital gallery that would easily be as beautiful and compelling as the expensive prints.”
What’s The Matter With Britain? (Hilary Mantel Has Some Ideas)
“The quality of public discourse is low. There is a disposition in this country at the moment to take offense. It seems as if it’s become a hobby for people to wait around for someone to express an opinion they don’t like and then to react violently.”