“I don’t want to see any art museum start to divert its precious gallery space toward display of such ‘ephemera’ as correspondence, records of provenance, histories of patrons, posters of old shows, etc. But if there were a separate museum devoted to that, with changing exhibitions, I’d certainly buy a membership.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Veteran Arts Reporter Carol Vogel Resigns During The Big New York Times Buyout
“As recently as late July, this past summer, there were reports that Ms. Vogel, who joined the staff of the Times in 1983, had plagiarized the writing of other arts writers in crafting her stories.”
The Beloved Mexican Comedian Who Inspired Millions Of Kids – And The Simpsons’ Bumblebee Man
“News of the death of Gómez — more commonly known by his nickname, ‘Chespirito’ — generated an outpouring of mourning. Murals began materializing in Latin American cities. A South American news anchor teared up as she delivered the news. The Peruvian congress observed a moment of silence. And the Mexican president tweeted condolences — as did such entertainers as the rock band Molotov and pop singer Paulina Rubio.”
When Ballet Dancers Move Into A New Home
In Ballet West’s new home in Salt Lake City, dancers say dancing there is “like breathing again. It is a massive sigh of relief to have space to move in.” And no kicks in the head!
The End Of The Avant Garde (Thanks A Lot, Damien Hirst)
“Originality requires learning, hard work, the mastery of a medium and – most of all – the refined sensibility and openness to experience that have suffering and solitude as their normal cost.”
Is ‘El Sistema’ Actually Just One More Way To Provide Sexually Abusive ‘Mentors’ With Child Victims?
“Geoff Baker’s book specifically compares El Sistema to Chetham’s. He argues that both institutions have hidden classical music’s ‘dirty little secret’ — that the intimate, overwrought relationships between mentor and pupil encourage sexual abuse.”
The Bombshell Book About ‘El Sistema’ Is A Vicious Overreach
“Baker, who produces little actual hard evidence, is not up to penetrating Sistema’s secrecy. His feet-on-the-ground reporting comes from his own visits to nucleos and talking with disgruntled musicians who have various axes to grind.”
Not Even Businesses Want Comcast And Time Warner To Merge
“The Stop Mega Comcast Coalition announced its formation on Wednesday and said it opposed the deal because of the enormous power the combined company would have over the country’s video and Internet infrastructure.”
Britain Did WHAT With One Of The Elgin Marbles?!
Why, transported it in complete secrecy to loan to Russia, of course. What, you thought the British Museum might give the Parthenon sculptures back to Greece?
Yeah, No, Greece Is Certainly Not Cool With This Loaning Of The Elgin Marbles Thing
“The British argument held until recently – that the Parthenon Marbles cannot be moved – is no longer valid, just as the existence of the new Acropolis Museum invalidated the other British argument that there was no appropriate space for exhibiting the sculptures.”