“You cannot project about the future. You cannot have an idea of a project or design a certain kind of artistic project from one year’s distance, because you actually don’t know if you can pay the rent next month.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Keeping Principals In Prime Shape, Without Mercy
“The class is only $17 for professionals, but there can be a steep cost in ego: With his clipped, Mittel-European accent, [Wilhelm Burmann] delivers cutting, direct observations. As one veteran said, ‘Either it hurts, or you laugh. You decide.'”
Art Falls Off The Wall, But Teenagers Catch It
“‘Don’t touch the painting!’ a guard yelled out of habit, until he, too, noticed the installation in flight. He moved swiftly, just as the students did, toward the LeWitt, and then there were six palms touching the work, committing the cardinal sin of gallery-going.”
Using Big Data To Map Everything About New Plays In The U.S.
“The theater field is notoriously behind the times in understanding how technology can inform practice. Many of the most well respected theater makers are self-proclaimed Luddites who view technology as a threat to the future of the form.”
The Long, Loveless Reach Of The U.S.S.R.
“Post-Soviet states make up 14 of the 20 least-loving countries in the world, with Armenia and its 29.1 percent love rate setting the standard for unfeeling.”
Lost Banksy Pieces Recovered (Thanks To The Suspect’s Stupidity)
“The dealer was left in the lurch and the art lost, until the suspect tried to make another purchase from the dealer, leading police to arrest him for suspected fraud–and recover the art.”
Confirmed: Newcastle’s Arts Budget Is (Partly) Safe
The cuts will be severe, but not as crippling or total as originally proposed.
Pratt Institute Studios, Student Work Destroyed By Fire
“‘My studio’s gone, everything I’ve made at Pratt is gone,’ Ms. De Los Angeles said, sobbing as she stood outside the student union near the site of the fire. ‘I don’t even think I have a pencil.'”
Libraries Aren’t About What – If Anything – Is On The Shelves
“he bookless library is not a contradiction in terms, but a continuation of the library’s core purpose.”
Who’s At Fault In The U.S.’s Gun Violence Problem?
Film critics, obviously.