“We put stuff in there that was not really that good, but fortunately there were a couple of gleaming things that everyone remembers while they’ve forgotten the dross. … People forgive you the things that don’t work”
Author: Matthew Westphal
‘A Purer Form Of Interpretation’: Akram Khan On Working With Britain’s National Youth Dance Company
“What I love about working with these dancers is that they have openness without judgment – it’s all new for them. Sometimes knowledge gets in the way so the fact that they have a space to absorb new information, and not too much to refer to from their past, means that it all comes in a purer form of interpretation.” (includes video)
Milwaukee Art Museum To Add Another Extension
Wait, didn’t they just add that Santiago Calatrava building with the wings? Actually, that was 13 years ago. Not only will this new addition add 8,000 square feet of exhibition space, the price tag is, as these things go, relatively modest.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 04.09.14
Breaking News: Disgusting Developments In Detroit
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-04-09
In Favor of Genetically Modified Organizations
AJBlog: Audience Wanted | Published 2014-04-09
Civic Footprint
AJBlog: Engaging Matters | Published 2014-04-09
German opera chief quits over 3m cuts
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-04-09
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UK Culture Secretary Resigns Over Expenses Scandal
“In a letter to the prime minister, … [Maria] Miller said the controversy over her expenses had ‘become a distraction from the vital work this government is doing’.”
Union Asks For Court To Freeze San Diego Opera’s Assets
“The labor union that represents singers and chorus members at the San Diego Opera is asking a federal agency to get an injunction freezing the company’s assets so that union members with contracts can be paid.”
Hey, That Painting In Our Basement Is A Rembrandt!
Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum has had the work for 72 years, but had concluded by 1987 that it was by a Rembrandt student – until a leading scholar authenticated it this year.
The Mickey Rooney Role Nobody Wants to Talk Much About
“In its coverage of Mickey Rooney, there’s one thing the media have generally danced past, and it happens to be the role that has cast the longest shadow out of a career of thousands: His performance as Mr. I.Y. Yunioshi in the classic 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
ARTnews Sold to Private Equity Investor
“Milton Esterow and Judith Esterow, the owners of the magazine since 1972, said in a statement that they sold the 112-year-old publication to Skate Capital, a private asset management firm owned by a Russian, Sergey Skaterschikov.”
All Writers Pine For A Vera Nabokov
“Twenty-three years after her death, Vera Nabokov remains a revered figure in capital ‘L’ Literature … Vera not only performed all the duties expected of a wife of her era … but also acted as her husband’s round-the-clock editor, assistant, and secretary. … So it seems likely that having, or not having, a Vera could be the missing piece in creating gender parity within literature.”