“The boomers have turned out to be like cockroaches surviving all sorts of cultural catastrophes and even their own apparently allotted life span.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Forging a Famous Goya (And Its Understudy)
Artist Charlie Cobb painted three forgeries, the first of which was shown in an auction scene. “Another copy was a kind of stuntman, used when Mr. McAvoy cuts the painting out of its frame, which ‘fortunately they did in one take,’ says Mr. Cobb. The third served as an understudy, in case one of the other two fakes got damaged or disappeared.”
Can The Arts Fight HIV?
It’s not a new idea in the U.S., but in Honduras, a theatre/dance troupe is giving it a try.
NPR Ending ‘Talk of the Nation’ After 21-Year Run
“‘Talk of the Nation,’ which was an early platform for high-profile hosts like Ira Glass and John Hockenberry, will not necessarily go quietly.”
Reality T.V. Just Got Weirder (But Maybe Only In The UK)
The winner of a British series will get to paint the official portrait of double Booker-winner Hilary Mantel after finalists go up for a vote in the National Gallery. No, really.
A TV Show About WWII Gets All Of Germany Talking
“But the past refuses to disappear. Like the undead, demons from the darkness of abstract history are constantly coming to life again. And even if they no longer torment grandparents and parents, because soon there will no longer be any contemporary witnesses left to tell their stories, they will continue to haunt the imaginations of their children and grandchildren.”
The Subculture Of Those Obsessed With ‘The Shining’
“These devotees argue that Kubrick’s movie is really about more than a writer going homicidally bonkers. For one, it’s about the genocide against Native Americans; for another, it’s about the Holocaust; yet another says the film is Kubrick’s admission that he helped fake footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing.”
What A Conductor Knows (Farming, Bach, Oysters, And More)
John Eliot Gardner: “If I have any religious feelings at all it is thanks to music. I believe very strongly in the synergy that happens when you make music in beautiful historical buildings”
Indie Dance Company In Minnesota Makes Change Through Allegory
“The power of dance is that it tells stories that are not realistically told,” says Chatterjea. “It suddenly clears a space where many peoples’ minds can meet, and some deep aspects of humanity are suddenly revealed to you. To me that’s the power of dance. It’s metaphor; it’s physical immediacy.”
Doctoring Books In Dallas (Guess What The Ususal Book Is?)
“‘We’re kind of Bibles, cookbooks and kids’ books,’ Ms. McKay said from behind her store’s counter. ‘Those are the things people want to save or pass on.'”