How the old ways faded
In my last post I said that I’m now not happy talking about the decline of classical music. That post was a striking anecdotal report about falling ticket sales at European music festivals, which … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2015-09-16
Flash: The Detroit Institute of Arts Names New Director
They have replaced Graham Beal as director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, and it’s an inside job. Salvador Salort-Pons, the current curator of European paintings a the DIA, plus–since 2013–director of collection strategies and information, … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-09-16
$600-Million Endowment?!? My Q&A with Salort-Pons, Detroit Institute’s New Head—Part I
In an appointment reminiscent of the Art Institute of Chicago’s elevation to its directorship of Douglas Druick and the Metropolitan Museum’s appointment of Tom Campbell to its top spot, the Detroit Institute of Arts today … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-09-16
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I’m off to Ann Arbor this weekend to work with violinist Danielle Belén for a recording session. Danielle is one of the newest faculty members in the School of Music at the University of Michigan … read more
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2015-09-16
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Author: Matthew Westphal
Most U.S. Authors Earn Less Than Poverty Level, Says Study
“In its first study on author income since 2009, the Authors Guild delivers some jarring, if unsurprising, data. The survey, which will be released next week, indicates, among other things, that the majority of authors would be living below the Federal Poverty Level if they relied solely on income from their writing.”
Paris Opera Introduces A Digital ‘Third Stage’
3e Scène, conceived by new Paris Opera Ballet director Benjamin Millepied, “includes 18 films in its first batch of offerings. The filmmakers include the French actor-director Mathieu Amalric, the director Rebecca Zlotowski, [etc.] … Mr. Millepied said that the website aimed to produce around 30 new works each season, and to extend to installations, readings and other events.”
The Man Booker Prize Shortlist Is Out (And Marilynne Robinson’s Not On It)
The National Book Award winner Lila didn’t make the finals. But Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life is there, as are titles by fellow American Anne Tyler, Britons Tom McCarthy and Sunjeev Sahota, Jamaican Marlon James, and Nigerian Chigozie Obioma.”
Margaret Atwood On The Disappointments Of Being A Famous Writer
“[It’s] different to being a famous rock star. With a writer, people bond to the books. Nobody wants my shoelaces. … One of the few privileges of being older is people put my bags on the overhead racks for me. It’s too hair-raising for them to watch me climb up on to the seat.”
Isamu Noguchi Left A Lot Of Work Behind In Japan – What’s Going To Happen To It?
Making a museum of the Japanese sculptor’s old studio on the island of Shikoku has proven to be a long, complicated matter, with challenging issues concerning the ownership of the artwork, the buildings and the land on which they sit.
‘Theatre Is Never Going To Be Edgy In The Way I Want It To Be,’ Says Martin McDonagh
“It’s too expensive for a start. And, the audience seems to be complicit in the dullness. It’s like going to a fancy meal in a fancy restaurant with the attitude that, I’m here and I’ve paid the money so I’m going to enjoy it even though it tastes like shite. … To be honest, I have no desire to go out and see a play. The whole nature of that experience just puts me off.”
Andy Warhol Really Did Like Campbell’s Soup
“Host Alec Baldwin talks to Eric Shiner, director of The Andy Warhol Museum, about the hyper-inventive multimedia star, and learns about the surprisingly deep emotional basis for Warhol’s obsession with Campbell’s Soup.” (podcast)
As Old As Humanity Itself: The Birth Of The Creative Class
Scott Timberg: “From the very beginning – perhaps since before the birth of Homo sapiens, in fact – we have craved the effects that art and music can have on us. Simultaneously, we have both worshipful and deeply suspicious feelings toward people who make art or who dwell in the realm of the aesthetic.”
Are Superfans Today’s Equivalent Of Cult Members?
Trekkies. Deadheads. Beliebers. Red Sox Nation. The throngs at ComicCon. Are fan groups like these simply means of social cohesion, or do they eventually take over their members’ lives? Jared Keller gives a glimpse into the mindset of a superfan (he’s obsessed with the ’70s band Tower of Power) and looks at the evidence.