“Calling themselves Nosotras Proponemos (nP), meaning ‘we propose,’ the group [of 100 women] published a manifesto-like list of 37 demands, asking that women receive equal representation in exhibitions, collections, and leadership positions in Argentina’s arts sector. One year later, nP is celebrating the significant changes their activism has made in Argentina’s art world” — even as much work remains to be done.
Author: Matthew Westphal
Jean Tinguely’s Extravagantly Odd Music Machine Is Back In Action
“A year after it was silenced [from decades of wear and tear], Jean Tinguely’s beloved clanging, banging, creaking, groaning music machine Méta-Harmonie II is ready to go back into action at the Museum Tinguely in Basel following a laborious year-long restoration of many of its parts.”
The Broadway Version Of ‘Network’ Has A Lot To Say For Today, But The People Doing It Aren’t Sure Exactly *What*
“Beyond its eerily accurate forecasting about the corporatization of news media and the degradation of truth, this Network has a timely and more fundamental message about the power of anger and what happens when society unleashes it en masse. It just might not be the message that audiences expect, or one that its principal constituents see eye-to-eye on. They have been trying to discern its meaning since they staged it in London, and are still negotiating with the play and with each other.”
Another New Thing You Can Borrow From The Library: Cooking Utensils
Some libraries in upstate New York have begun adding cake pans, cookie cutters, and other bakeware and utensils to their circulating collections. It’s part of the spreading practice referred to as the “library of things.”
Why Jude Kelly Left London’s Southbank Centre To Start A Series Of Festivals About Women’s Achievements And Stories
Kelly stepped down last year from the artistic directorship of one of the world’s largest arts centers to work full-time on the Women of the World (WOW) festivals. “I decided I was going to make a body of work which in every single sense was going to be questioning the place that women’s stories have in art, culture, and in everyday civil life and political life.” (video)
‘How Has This Show Not Been Cancelled?’ How ‘South Park’ Keeps Going In The Age Of The Outraged Tweet
“In fairness, it is genuinely quite surprising that it’s managing to survive in 2018, a time where making a joke about something horrible is now deemed nearly as bad as the horrible thing itself. South Park season 22 has therefore had to change in order to ensure its survival in the outrage era. As the world – well, the world of Twitter at least – gets angrier and more reactionary, [Trey] Parker and [Matt] Stone have had to fine-tune their satire, making the takeaways of each episode more balanced than ever before.”
Dance Magazine Editor Gets To Choreograph On ABT Dancers
“‘Is everyone okay?’ was my most used sentence during my time [there]. I knew that it was unlike anything they’d ever experienced, but I think half of the time I was asking that question, it was really directed to myself.” elsey Grills writes about her experience in the new ABT Incubator programfounded by David Hallberg.
Italy’s New Far-Right Cabinet Minister Wants To Cancel Loan Of Leonardos To Louvre
Lucia Borgonzoni, undersecretary at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, is balking at the previous government’s agreement to loan a large group of Leonardo da Vinci works for the artist’s quincentenary next year. “How could any Italians be in favour of giving over these da Vinci works without asking for something equally important to display in this anniversary year? Leonardo was Italian, after all. Why don’t they loan us the Mona Lisa?”
How The Academy’s Best Popular Film Oscar Fiasco Really Went Down
To begin with, the Academy announced the plan for a new category before there was even any agreement on what the criteria for it would be. (Why? They were afraid someone would leak to the press.) That decision “allowed everybody to piss on it from a great height,” as one source said; another lamented, “I knew we were gonna get nailed.” Rebecca Keegan reports.
Ravel’s Heirs Sue To Pull ‘Bolero’ Back Under Copyright
The composer’s heirs raked in up to €100 million from his greatest hit before Ravel’s music went into the public domain in 2016. Now those (rather distant) heirs have filed a lawsuit against SACEM (France’s ASCAP) arguing that Alexandre Nikolaievitch Benois, the set designer for the ballet for which Bolero was composed, should legally be considered a co-creator of the score. (Why? Because Benois didn’t die until 1960.)