Mr. Baldwin said that something about the painting always gave him unease. The colors weren’t quite the same. It smelled, somehow, new. In fact, he said, just a few months ago he discovered that he had not bought the painting he pined for. Instead, he said, for reasons that remain disputed, Ms. Boone sent him another version of the painting. He claims she passed it off as the original.
Author: Douglas McLennan
How Did We Get To A Place Where Facts Don’t Matter?
“The new media, with its myriad screens and streams, makes reality so fragmented it becomes ungraspable, pushing us towards, or allowing us to flee, into virtual realities and fantasies. Fragmentation, combined with the disorientations of globalization, leaves people yearning for a more secure past, breeding nostalgia.”
London Bookshops Unplug From Internet And Readers Cheer
“A crop of bookshops is rebelling against frenzied online engagement and is creating environments where the real-life, internet-free book browse is the most effective way to expand your social and professional networks. And in countering the internet overload, some stores are proving to be among London’s hottest hangouts.”
Cellist Told By Airline She Needed A US Visa For Her Instrument
“Jane Bevan, 35, based in Switzerland, was attempting to board a flight from Zurich to Baltimore, where she was attending a course with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, when she was stopped at check-in and told she needed a USA ESTA travel visa for her cello.”
Audience Insight: This Week’s AJ Stories About Understanding Audiences
This Week: Cyber-fan bullying makes us scared about who the audience really might be… It’s not enough to “reflect” diversity of a community to be diverse… If you want to build an audience try investing in your community… Pay-as-you-wish ticket schemes seem straightforward but they’re not… Are the arts failing at delivering the audience experience?
Culture Trends: Five Stories From The Week’s ArtsJournal That You Shouldn’t Miss
This Week: Is the music industry’s piracy war really about higher royalty payments?… There are signs the Golden Age of TV might be ending… Theatre’s emotional toll on actors… LA as the next great center of contemporary music… Europe’s tourist glut is damaging its great cities.
Digital Reproductions Versus Real Art – Here’s Why This Battle Matters
“A danger arises when amateurs and bogus experts aren’t able to tell the difference between what’s real and what’s reproduced. Worse, they might see the digital copy and decide that it is not worth the effort to see the original. They might not think that the work is better, but it is unarguably more convenient to access.”
The Dance Impresario Who Tries To Make A Business Out Of Love
Sergei Danilian is nothing if not determined. He has long supported the work of Mr. Eifman, an expressive Russian choreographer who inspires strong feelings in audiences, love or hate and little in between. While Mr. Danilian’s taste can be questionable — recent iterations of “Kings,” which felt cheaply commercial, as well as many appearances by Mr. Eifman — he is driven by a love of dance.
How Sotheby’s Increased Its Profits In A Downturn
“Pictures at $70 million are good P.R., but the revenues are in the middle market,” he said, where sellers tend to pay full commissions and guarantees are nearly unheard of. “That’s the most lucrative way to do business.”
Depressing: Racist Fan-Bullying On Social Media Is Becoming Commonplace
“Online harassment has become a depressingly common workplace hazard for people of color in the public eye. The incident illuminates some strange similarities between the bands of internet trolls stalking the web and the legions of online fans seeking to stir up some drama.”