“I was told that some people felt it was not an appropriate programming for a concert in an area that voted overwhelmingly for Brexit.” The complainant then promised to call for other people to stay away. – The Guardian
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Jack Renner, Co-Founder Of Telarc Records, 84
“I used to say that my recordings are made from the perspective of the best seat in the house,” he told Stereophile. “And immediately, of course, somebody says, ‘Well, who are you to say what’s the best seat in the house?’” – The New York Times
The Number Of UK Creative Jobs Is Growing Twice The Rate Of The Rest Of The Economy
Between 2011 and 2018, the number of jobs in the creative industries increased by 30.6%, compared with 10.1% in the UK overall. – The Stage
Will This New Museum In Istanbul Be A “Game Changer”?
Thirty-five exhibitions and more than 180 art commissions produced in almost a decade at the previous space were a “testing ground”, Mehli Fereli says, for an institution that aims to foster “contemporary artistic production across all disciplines, from music to dance, theatre to sonic arts, film to literature”. – The Art Newspaper
New York Had 65 Million Tourists Last Year. They Shape The Culture
If arts institutions had to survive on locals’ loyalty alone, MoMA wouldn’t be adding yet another new wing, the Metropolitan Museum of Art wouldn’t be open seven days a week, theaters would go dark, and opera would cease to exist. That cute antiques store on your block that you hope won’t get gentrified out of existence? Chances are a quarter of its clientele lives abroad. – New York Magazine
Why David McAllister Stepped Down From Running Australian Ballet
Having presided over the company’s 40th and 50th anniversaries, he was looking ahead to the 60th anniversary and planning what he could do that would “be new and different”, he explains. “And I just sort of went — you know what? Maybe it’s actually the time for a new person to have the opportunity – a new director, new vision.” – Dance Australia
How Did Nature Get To Be Seen As A Moral Good?
Today, nature is valued as a signifier of sustainability, resilience, and good quality of life not only in European and American cities, but also in new “smart” cities across Asia and the Middle East, and in “megacities” of the Global South. – Public Books
#CriticsSoWhite (And Male)
“It’s 2019 and we are in the middle of a renaissance in black artistic production. And you are telling me the best people to evaluate that are the same ones who basically ignored black artists for decades?” – The New York Times
What Our Behavior In Masses Means For Predicting The Future
Rapid progress in information technology has led to the ‘big data’ revolution, in which gigantic quantities of information can be obtained and processed. Patterns of human behaviour can be extracted from records of credit-card purchases, telephone calls and emails. Words suddenly becoming more common on social media, such as ‘demagogue’ during the 2016 US presidential election, can be clues to hot political issues. – Aeon
Famed Napa Art Center Collection Says It Will Sell Most Of Its Collection To Fund Educational Programs
In a radical shift of program, the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Napa plans to sell off most of the 1,600 works of art in its fabled collection to focus on exhibitions and education. – San Francisco Chronicle