“‘Paris will not succumb to the threats of those who, by attacking an artist or a work, are attacking artistic freedom,’ [Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo] said in a statement. ‘Art has its place in our streets and nobody will be able to chase it away.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
How Schubert Blew Apart Songwriting – And Centered Women’s Voices
“The most amazing thing is that a 17-year-old boy can somehow enter into the female pysche with such an incredible amount of understanding as if he himself had experienced such feelings.”
The Artist Who Made Art From Bell Labs Machines For Three Decades
“This framing embodies the magic of what was happening with Lillian at Bell Labs: it was science and art, instead of science or art. I heard many more stories from which followed the same pattern: brief conversations over lunch would lead to long collaborations, fruitful for both parties involved.”
When Fashion Partners With Ballet
“Whenever fashion designers, with their house signatures and acclimation to ego-stroking, are involved in ballet, the question arises of whether the costumes enhance the dance or distract from it.”
The High School Orchestra That Got Way Tired Of Selling Candy Bars To Raise Money
“The Tiny House Tour was born. Organizers hoped for 100 attendees that first year. They got more than 350. The tour helped pay for the orchestra’s trip to Spain.”
John Cleese Is (Deeply) Not Amused
“You don’t expect anything great – you turn on, you watch it for a few minutes and you think, ‘It’s fine, I’ve seen something like this before and it doesn’t excite me.”
This (Male) Novelist Read Only Women Writers For Three Years
“From Marguerite Duras, I learned that fragmentation is a way of breaking something so that it can describe something the whole cannot. From Christa Wolf, that inserting yourself and the circumstances of your life into a myth can transform the myth and your sense of yourself. I learned the power of prosody from Toni Morrison.”
Back When Morocco Was A Haven For Gay And Bisexual Men (Especially Writers)
“The Americans who turned up in the 1950s were escaping from a repressive society where homosexuality was outlawed. In Morocco, attitudes were much more relaxed and, provided they were discreet, Westerners could indulge their desires, without fear of harassment, with a limitless supply of young locals in need of money, and smoke an equally limitless supply of the local cannabis.”
Archaeologists Uncover A Vast (And Lovely) Mosaic In Northern Greece
“The grave may be that of a relative or general of Alexander’s, archaeologists have speculated. Some suggest it may even belong to his mother, Olympias, or his wife, Roxana.”
British Bookies Say The Odds Are Against An American Winning The Booker
“The US novelists Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler will have to beat the odds if one of them is to become the first American winner of the Man Booker prize, to be announced on Tuesday night in London.”