The artist “seems to champion traditional painterly values – colour, texture, space – while bringing to them a sense of unease” – and that has earned his paintings record-setting sales.
Author: ArtsJournal2
When AMC Loses ‘Breaking Bad’ And ‘Mad Men,’ What Will It Do?
Basically? Develop more good shows – or so it hopes.
Writer Has A Gone Girl-Like Hit With First Novel – But She Didn’t Live To See It
“Timing can be everything in publishing, and every now and then, a book comes along that dovetails perfectly to capture some of the excitement stirred up by a similar title. ‘We bought the book and loved it,’ Ms. Court said. ‘Then the “Gone Girl” thing happened. It was like throwing a can of petrol on the bonfire.'”
‘Newsweek’ (Without The Daily Beast) Sold Again
The buyer: “We believe in the Newsweek brand and look forward to growing it, fully transformed to the digital age.”
Breaking News: Prison Life Not As Shown On TV
“Orange Is the New Black” is “the yuppie’s view of prison, said Jenji Kohan, who adapted Ms. Kerman’s book for TV.”
Can A Book That’s Never Seen Print Win A Major Prize?
“Ebooks are eligible for submission to major literary prizes provided they are from ‘established’ publishers and made available in print if longlisted.”
Paul Szilard, 100, Dance Impresario To Alvin Ailey And Many Others
“Mr. Szilard did not fit the traditional mold of a top-hatted impresario. But he called himself one in the subtitle of his memoir — ‘My Life as an Impresario.'”
These Orchestra Members Play With Their Noses (Or Actually, Their Trunks)
“The Thai Elephant Orchestra has produced three albums.”
Novelist Claire Messud Explains Why Likable Characters Aren’t That Interesting
“All of us are going around with an entire story of our lives, completely different from the story of our lives that anybody else would tell. So much of our lives never breaks the surface.”
Has ‘Sound Art’ Hit The Mainstream?
“Perched in an office high above MoMA’s garden, where her exhibition will insert stealthy recordings of bells, Ms. London explained that artists are more than ever drawn to sound art, maybe because it sits on the exciting double cusp, as she said, of both music and gallery art.”