“Artists need space to make art. But people with money wanted space for consumption, and they got the art. It’s like eating your enemy’s brain. You have everything — art and money.”
Month: October 2015
Boomers Now Get Their Own Literature (Just Like Young Adults, But Up The Scale A Bit)
“It is time for writers to come up with books that address what matters to them most as they enter into their ‘Second Adulthood’.”
Have We Found Henry V’s Warship ‘Holigost’ In Hampshire, England?
“Most of Henry’s navy comprised hired-in ships or privately owned merchant ships pressed into service, but the Holigost was one of the four ‘great ships’ commissioned by the king.”
When Arts Battles Erupt On Wikipedia, MoMA Is There To Calm (And Correct) The Waters
“The seven-hour event, devoted to updating Wikipedia entries on topics of Latin American art and culture, included lunch and free child care. Attracting contributors ranging from educators and scholars to an engineer, a banker and a marketer, the gathering would have been unthinkable at a gatekeeper of authority, such as MoMA’s library, just a few years ago, several staff members agreed. But this is becoming the new normal at the museum.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 10.11.15
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The Boston Lyric Opera Is Looking For A Good New Home
“Punctuating a week of high drama on the city’s performing-arts scene, Boston Lyric Opera has decided that it will not renew its lease at the Citi Shubert Theatre, its home for nearly two decades. Next fall it will move its productions to a temporary venue, one yet to be announced. This is a seismic development for New England’s largest opera company.”
The State Of Avant Garde Theatre Today Includes The Playwright In A Bunny Suit
“What’s gained is a new subtlety of dramatic writing and performance—think Ibsen or Chekhov. What’s lost, to some degree, is the combustibility of a performance in which actors are actively present, alive to the external world that is in that very moment shaping their performance—a world to which they must listen.”
The Woman Who Runs Part Of The Largest Music Company In The World
“Gerson says she’s been cutting deals with television production companies and film studios in Hollywood to develop TV projects and movies based on their music. For example, when studios make artist biopics and shows about the industry, UMPG wants to be at the table from the onset. ‘We should have developed Empire,’ Gerson said.”
The Church Of Scientology May Not Be Reacting Super Well To ‘Going Clear’
“As the film has won accolades and taken on a trajectory toward Oscar consideration, the animosity has ramped up, and there has been increased aggression at public events where Gibney and the subjects of Going Clear have spoken.”
Ravindra Jain, Who Scored Music For More Than 200 Bollywood Films, Dies At 71
“Much of his music was in the classical Indian mode. ‘Pure, classical music is the closest thing to God,’ he said.”