“The first casualty in the Penguin/Random House merger could be the Penguin Classics and Modern Classics series, and that would be a tragedy.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Google Art Project Scoops Up The Phillips Collection
Google has added new features to the Art Project, including a Hangout function that enables anyone to give virtual art tours.
The Decade Of The Punch Card, And Robots
When did the future begin? Maybe the 1920s, when a Czech play introduced the word “robot,” and IBM invented the first mechanized punch card.
MoMA Offers Some Help On Sandy-Damaged Artwork
The Museum of Modern Art is running a session today on how to save flood-damaged art, and it’s also put up resources online for the Chelsea galleries and others where art was assaulted by the hurricane’s flooding.
Looking For Jookin (The Dance) In Memphis
“To any observer the most evidently sensational feature of jookin is the extensive use of what a ballet observer is bound to call pointwork: the men, in sneakers, go onto tiptoe.”
Million Puppet March Spills Into The Streets For Public Broadcasting
Some chants from the march (yes, it was a real thing): “Whose street? Sesame Street!”
“What do we want? Cookies! When do we want them? Now!”
“EL-MO! We won’t go!”
Will Indie Rock Save Musicals?
“The way forward for rock ‘n’ roll is to grow the fuck up and take action in the form; that is to say, act!”
Another Hollywood Powerhouse Turns To Broadway
Paula Wagner, famously protective agent of Tom Cruise for years, is “the latest arrival in Hollywood’s extraordinary colonization of Broadway, now awash in screen-to-stage adaptations and star vehicles.”
Time To Kiss Theatre Press Nights Goodbye?
“Some shows – particularly new and experimental work – attract no publicity and others are surrounded by such hype that journalists are prepared to break embargoes and bend their own rules to be the first with an opinion.”
Where Will Britain’s Desire To Save The Houses Of The Rich And Famous End?
“Now that the trust has democratised, as it had to, the credentials for a building’s preservation, almost no house, and certainly no famous person’s house, can be disrespected as built heritage.”