“The William Penn Foundation has decided to provide short-term funding for Dance USA/Philadelphia, the service organization whose grant application was unexpectedly denied by the foundation last month after many years of support.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
How A Chicago-Based Film Producer Snagged A Possible Oscar-Winner This Year
“The early Variety review, Arentz says, ‘actually scared off all of our competitors. There was no bidding to speak of. We found out later there was one competing offer, and it was ridiculously low.'”
The Russian Orthodox Church Originally Blocked The ‘Eye Of Sauron,’ But Gave In For The Holidays
“The evil eye appeared exactly where it was first planned to be installed – on top of a skyscraper in the Moscow City business area, a stone’s throw away from the country’s government office. The symbol, which has sparked controversy among Muscovites, is hidden from bare eyes; to see it, one needs a smartphone or tablet.”
Is Philly’s Proposed Velodrome A Cool Urban Plan – Or Just Another Land Grab?
“Project 250’s backers have come up with an ambitious plan and a seductive set of renderings, showing a sleek, 21st-century velodrome that looks like a cross between a spaceship and a tidal wave. Not only do they maintain they can build this high-tech, enclosed arena with zero public dollars, but they also insist they can operate it as a for-profit venture. All they ask is that the city gift them a four-acre sliver of South Philadelphia’s FDR Park.”
The Sneaky Contract Language That Lets Broadway Owners Push Out Shows That Aren’t Hits
“Many of Broadway’s 40 theaters are off the market because they house long-running hits, giving landlords the upper hand and creating pressure for productions like ‘Side Show’ to click quickly with audiences, or at least demonstrate that they might.”
Agnès Varda Is Fed Up With The Sexism Of European Cinema
“I know a lot of very good female directors and women editors and I would like them be more represented and helped by the European film academy.”
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The Mission Creep of Peer Review
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Uzbek Museum Sold Off All Its Major Art And Replaced It With Copies
“The chief curator of the Uzbek State Arts Museum, Mirfayz Usmonov, received a nine-year sentence and two other museum staff received eight years each, the Huquq newspaper reported.”
The UK Is Protecting Rural Views From Windfarms, But Who’s Protecting London’s Skyline?
“Unesco, which had been awaiting this decision, is now likely to put Westminster on the danger list.”
The Internet Meets Duchamp
“The most effective conceptual writing, as with all conceptual art, alters a thing’s accepted context. Critics would have you think that all this is merely silly, but in the best cases there’s a method to the madness: these artists are doing the very basic, very necessary work of helping us see with new eyes.”