Author: ArtsJournal2

The Baroque Painter Who Avenged Her Rape Via Her Paintings

Artemnesia Gentileschi was raped by a co-worker of her father’s – what a surprise, right? They took the rapist to court, where she, an artist, was tortured to see if she was telling the truth, and he never served any time. But she absolutely persisted, becoming the first woman member of Florence’s Accademia. Some (who knows? Perhaps many) of her paintings have been attributed to other, male artists, with one only rediscovered in the last two years. – The Observer (UK)

James McBridge Says That New Writers Need To Know The Simplest Story Might Be The Best

McBride is also a realist, which is why he loves novels. “In the real world, villains too often succeed and heroes, too often die. … In novels you can move matters around … you get to show the best side of people. You get to show redemption, and forgiveness, and you get to show the parts of people that most of us never get to see.” – NPR

The Artist Mary Lovelace O’Neal At 78, Fearless And Fierce

The Oakland-based painter, who has a current solo show after a curator saw one of her paintings in Baltimore last year, says that she fought for recognition in New York when she was young. But, she says, “when you achieve stardom early on, you feel you cannot change your style. It was not that way with me. I could follow any thread I found. I could sit on something for months or years; something would come out of that incubation.” – The New York Times

Maybe Binge-Watching Isn’t As Bad For The Planet As We Originally Thought

Just keep clicking “Play next” (or don’t click the auto-play off, maybe) because the original figures about streaming were overestimated by a factor of, scientists now say, 30-60 times. However: “Demand for streaming video might shoot up this year if millions of people are forced to spend more time at home because of the coronavirus outbreak. But if they are doing this instead of driving or flying places, overall carbon emissions will be much lower.” – New Scientist

Salt Lake City’s Leonardo Museum Turns Sprinklers On A Homeless Encampment

When the mayor saw the sprinklers turned on in a place where people had been camping all winter, the city got involved. “After people from the mayor’s office tried to contact officials at The Leonardo, a city crew was sent over to shut off the water. The water had been running about 20 minutes.” The museum’s chief engagement officer responded, “We believe we have been more than understanding” about the homeless encampment. – The Salt Lake Tribune

Boris Johnson’s Government Tries To Block Mary Beard As A British Museum Trustee For Her ‘Pro-Europe Views’

That’s not going over well at the Museum. “In response to the first rejection of a proposed British Museum trustee by No 10 for many years, the museum is understood to be planning to take matters into its own hands and appoint Beard without the lengthy and sometimes byzantine process of the Whitehall system.” – The Observer (UK)