A new plant science institute in Cambridge “that achieves at many levels – in blending a world-class science facility with a public social space in a highly energy efficient building.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Remembering Georg Solti And His Drive For Peace
“Solti knew well that a World Orchestra for Peace, no matter how noble its intentions, could do little to make world peace a reality. But he was a musician, not a diplomat; he could contribute only through his music-making, and he viewed this orchestra as a symbol of how the world could change if the mentality of enough people could be turned around.”
Rescuing, And Rebranding, The Orange Prize For Fiction
“After a four-month hiatus, and a media blackout during the long, wet summer, the literary award formerly known, from 1996 to 2012, as the Orange prize announced the restoration of its original title, the Women’s Prize for Fiction (WPF). It would be funded by a group of private benefactors led by Cherie Blair and bestselling writers Joanna Trollope and Elizabeth Buchan.”
Rhetoric And Logic Mean Little In The Face Of Poetry
“Nothing is more important to the future of humanity than the freedom to make new ideas,” says poet and teacher Dorothea Lasky. And “the act of writing poetry is important for the creation of those new ideas.”
Artists Take Sides In Vancouver Debate Over New Building(s)
“The Vancouver Art Gallery is currently housed in a 1906 provincial courthouse that was renovated by Arthur Erickson Architects before its opening in 1983. People may love the location, but it’s hard to find anyone in the visual-art community who thinks the space is adequate.” What – or where – is the VAG’s next move? Artists, the board, the gallery director, and a prominent donor don’t see eye to eye.
Problem: The Museum Has Too Many Ships
How does New York’s struggling South Street Seaport Museum responsibly deaccession some of its ships? That’s hard to figure out when the original homes don’t want the ships back.
Nick At Nite Takes On Grown-Up Fare – And Risks Losing It All
Parents freak out after the kids’ station Nick Jr.goes for the Fifty Shades of Grey sweet spot with a few racy shows in the evening.
Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka Is Fed Up With Religious Strife
Soyinka: “We do not welcome any attempt to ravage religious sensibilities. That can be taken for granted. But you cannot hold the world to ransom simply because some idiot chose to insult a religion in some far off place which most of the world has never even heard of.”
Are Nonprofit Theatres A Little Too Commercial?
A new report from the Center for the Theater Commons says that “the nonprofit theater appears to have lost sight of its values and raison d’être.” Should we blame Broadway?
This Year’s Booker Shortlist Makes Language The Winner
“Forget ‘readability’; excellence this year will be defined through language and imagination. It has been, as Stothard says, ‘an exhilarating year for fiction.'”