“The prospective departure of the D.I.A.’s touchstones by Jan van Eyck, Fra Angelico, Bellini, Titian, Rembrandt, Velásquez, Brueghel, Goya, Cézanne, and van Gogh … thus suggests intolerable violence to the very soul of Detroit’s suffering body. It’s a strong argument, other things being equal; but other things are not.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Four Convicted Of Ripping Off UK Film Production Credits
“Four men found guilty of cheating the UK public purse of more than £5m by abusing a tax relief scheme aimed at helping movie production have been jailed for a total of 12 years.”
Marin Alsop Extends At Baltimore Symphony Through August 2021
After a heavily publicized – and bumpy – start to her tenure, Alsop has helped increase both attendance and contributions, lunched new education and community outreach programs, and reinvigorated the orchestra’s programming and recording projects.
Confirmed: Jane Austen Will Appear On UK Currency
“Author Jane Austen is to feature on the next £10 note, the Bank of England says, … replacing Charles Darwin, probably in 2017.”
Cleveland Museum, Effectively Accusing Sicily Of Extortion, Cancels Antiquities Show
“The Getty and the Cleveland museum announced Wed. July 10 that Sicily had canceled the show. A day later, Sicilian authorities offered to negotiate over additional fees.” Said a statement issued today in Cleveland, “To announce all new economic terms after the exhibition has been organized, cataloged and shipped is unprecedented and negotiations over this development have to date been unsuccessful.”
Jeffrey Deitch Is Indeed Leaving LA-MOCA, But Not Immediately
“According to a written statement issued by the museum, … ‘he will stay on to ensure a smooth transition and the successful completion’ of a campaign begun in March to boost MOCA’s endowment to $100 million.”
Nearly 75% Of London’s Small Theatres Need Major Repairs
“Three quarters of the capital’s small theatres require significant upgrade or renovation, with most having raised no money at all towards the necessary refurbishment work, according to a report published this week by the London Assembly.”
Channing Tatum Bringing Magic Mike Musical To Broadway
“No word on if Tatum will make his Broadway debut reprising the less-than-dressed role for the stage, but the star will serve as a producer.” Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal) will write the songs; book will be by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (who helped turn around Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).
‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws And Classic Westerns
Stanley Fish: “In fact, ‘stand your ground’ is more than a declaration of a right; it is an injunction – stand your ground, be a man. Retreating in order to avoid violence is not the commendable act of a prudent man, but the act of a coward, of someone who runs away. It is this aspect of the [laws] … that links them to the novelistic and filmic representations of the old west.”
Sexual Repression Can Fuel Creativity – For Protestants: Study
“Three University of Illinois psychologists present evidence that this equation only applies to Protestants – or, perhaps, people raised in a Protestant-dominated culture. … Jews and Catholics have a less-productive way of responding to uncomfortable thoughts and feelings: guilt.”