Seriously, this book has a lot of endings. – Sri Lanka Mirror
Author: ArtsJournal2
Alan Turner, Artist Who Painted Oddly Disturbing Trees And Body Parts, Has Died At 76
Turner drew on surrealism, abstract expressionism, and much more for his works. “In recent years, spurred by cardboard shelters in the homeless encampments along the Tiber River that he saw on his frequent trips to Rome, he developed a ‘Box House’ series, mostly in graphite, that explored not only those but all sorts of boxes that harbor all sorts of things.” – The New York Times
What The Likely To Spread Festival Cancellations Mean For Movie And Music Makers
As festivals in the US, France, Italy and elsewhere cancel because of fears of COVID-19, producers struggle to stay positive. Kelly Oxford, whose movie Pink Skies Ahead was supposed to premiere on opening night of SXSW, wrote, “While I’m devastated at losing this world premiere at a festival I love, I’m happy that the health of others is still more valuable than anything and we are protecting each other.” – CBC
The Women Making Simulated Sex Safer For Actors
Picture doing this job: “Alicia Rodis walks onto set in New York with a mission: to oversee the shooting of a very complex – and daring – group sex scene for a TV series on a major US network. She’s there to make sure the director observes the intimacy boundaries set by each of the 30 actors taking part. She keeps track of the conditions of their consent on a big spreadsheet, to make sure everyone is comfortable when the camera rolls.” – BBC
A Brutally Honest Account Of Capitalism, Motherhood, And Writing
Karen Russell: “When I fixate on this math, I begin to have the panicked sense that I gave up time with my son to delete three paragraphs; suddenly writing badly feels like stealing from him. This is obviously not a healthy way to approach creative work, or a pressure that yields good fiction.” Way to go, USA! – Wealthsimple
The Choreographer Reimagining How We See Dance
Chris Emile does DIY dance all over LA, bringing in audiences who normally might stay away from spaces like museums, or from traditional dance stages. He says, “It was really important for us to show people of color in our performances and just be physically closer to the audience, because we felt that was the way to get people impacted and get people involved in what we were doing.” (It’s working.) – Los Angeles Times
An Art Fair Exhibitor Told A Vietnamese Curator She Couldn’t Work Because Of Anti-Asian Prejudice
The exhibitor’s email to the curator: “Your presence on the stand would unfortunately create hesitation on the part of the audience to enter the exhibition space.” When it came to light, the art fair told the exhibitor she wasn’t welcome.- The Guardian (UK)
London’s Royal Opera House Announces That Plácido Domingo Has ‘Withdrawn’ From Planned Performances
It seems that Europe and England aren’t as interested in supporting the singer quite as strongly as they were a year ago. Their support in the face of allegations of sexual harassment “began to change last week with the release of the American union’s conclusions.” – The New York Times
For Black Artists, There’s A Question Of Who Can Challenge Mediocre Work
The issues are layered. “Black auteurs frequently don’t get to just worry about making art that speaks to their own interests. Because of discrimination in Hollywood, creators also shoulder what the Jamaican Canadian director Stella Meghie recently called ‘the unbearable weight of representation.’ That burden also affects viewers, who may feel the need to support some unremarkable work for fear of losing what little black programming exists.” – The Atlantic
Not Wiped Off The Face Of The Earth, But Instead Surviving Through Art
An exhibition that covers 1000 years is going to have some unknown artists, but in addition, “native women’s art was usually anonymized and identified by tribal affiliation when exhibited in museums, says co-curator Jill Ahlberg Yohe. ‘This was a Nez Perce object, or an Apache dress,’ she explains by way of example.” But the names of contemporary Native artists will live on. – NPR