“These works make you wonder if Bush is familiar with Jasper Johns’s ‘Seasons,’ where each of the four paintings is shadowed by a male, seemingly unclothed silhouette, or Pierre Bonnard’s strangely chaste, luminous paintings of his wife reclining in a bathtub”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Anne Frank App Not As ‘Immersive’ As Print Book
And really, was it necessary to include a revolving “3D Annex” that shows the location of the bathroom?
Oscar-Nominated ‘No’ Forces Debate In Chile
Was a hip. hot advertising executive on a skateboard the reason that Chileans rejected PInochet? Um, not so much, say those who were there.
What Happens To Theatres That Don’t Own Their Own Buildings?
Sometimes, very bad things, as two midsize Portland theatres recently discovered.
Richard Artschwager, Sculptor and Painter Who Defied Categorization, 89
“He handily sidestepped the reigning art movements of the day, indulging elements of Minimalism (in his sculptures) and Pop art (in his paintings) while playfully ignoring their strictures.”
Rebuilding Timbuktu’s Sacred Mausoleums: Mud Required
“‘We can restore them,’ [UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova] said. ‘We have all the plans, we have the designs’ for buildings ‘made of mud (for bricks) and local materials.'”
Want To Explain The Space-Time Continuum? You’ll Need A Little Bach
You’ll also need a music box, a Möbius strip, and a mathemusician.
Will Canada’s Ballet Kelowna Survive After All?
After announcing it would shut down in mid-March, the British Columbia-based company garners enough donations to close out the season – and maybe keep going.
Italian Prisoners Live Badly, But Act Well
There’s “an extraordinary reservoir of acting talent in Italian prisons — 110 theater groups have sprung up behind bars — which has overshadowed the country’s professional thespians even as prison conditions plummet amid overcrowding and underfunding.”
Minnesota Orchestra Cancels Yet More Concerts
“The cancellation of five more weeks of concerts came two days before the Grammy Awards, where the orchestra’s recording of Sibelius’ Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 is one of five nominees for best orchestral performance.”