The Centre Pompidou plans to loan works from its 120,000-strong collection, the largest of Modern and contemporary art in Europe.
Author: Douglas McLennan
A Composer Loses His Hearing… And Fights To Adapt
Because he today relies on a hearing aid to bring his left ear to 70 percent capability and all sound “arrives from the left,” the inner voice and texture of his music has become simpler and more stationary. “It’s like mono-hearing and spatial effects don’t happen anymore.”
UK Tries To Measure Arts Policy Impact (And The Arts Don’t Do So Well)
“If anything, we are skeptical of attempts to measure impact. But arts interventions by the government use the same real-world dollars and cents as interventions in other areas. Shouldn’t we hold government spending to a high standard of effectiveness regardless of what those policies are trying to achieve?”
Top Nigerian Actress Banned From Nigerian Movies After Hug
Nigeria’s movie industry is booming. But cultural taboos won’t be tolerated. “This is not the first time that she has been doing these wayward things. We have been warning her, but she still went ahead to dent our image.”
How Technology Is Blurring The Space Between Mind And Machine
“Some people worry that one day soon we might physically attach computer chips to our minds, but we don’t actually need to plug ourselves in: proximity is a red herring. The real issue is the seamless way in which we are already hybridising our cognitive space with our devices. In ways both quotidian and profound, they are becoming extensions of our minds.”
Bronx Museum Moves Past Resignations Of Prominent Board Members
“The departures kicked up a cloud of controversy just three months after the museum had announced a $25 million capital campaign to renovate and expand its building along the Grand Concourse and to establish an endowment for the first time.”
Barcelona’s Grand Experiment To Take Back Its Streets From Cars
“Barcelona’s system of superblocks — called “superilles” in Catalan — would go well beyond the pedestrian plazas that have sprouted up on the streets of New York City. While those spaces have carved out more room for pedestrians in busy corridors, the superblocks represent a more radical approach that fundamentally challenges the notion that streets even belong to cars.”
Forget The French. Who’s To Blame (Credit) For Deconstruction? The Americans!
“Central to the story of deconstruction, but often neglected, are the various American contexts that cultivated and disseminated deconstructive undertakings. Even though the image—to some, the bogeyman—of the European theorist persists, the truth is that deconstructive literary theory was largely an indigenous creation. This change of perspective throws new light on the scapegoating of French Theory for the decline of the humanities.”
Frank Oteri: Now Is The Most Exciting Time For Music. Ever.
“For listeners, there’s more music to hear than ever before–and it’s happening all over the world. Of course, it always has, but nowadays, it’s not limited to “national” “styles.” Also, global travel has become much more convenient, relatively speaking, and so with enough time, money, and overzealousness, a fanatical fan could actually trek the globe to hear extremely exciting music every day of the year. Much easier, we now can also experience a great deal of music happening in all these places without leaving our homes.”
Many Dismayed By The Outing Of Identity Of Mysterious Elena Ferrante
The immediate reaction of many readers to these revelations was, perhaps surprisingly, anger and disgust. On social media, many Ferrante devotees have condemned the journalist who outed the well-regarded yet mysterious writer.