“The loss of a species is also a loss of the images, stories, symbols and wonders that we live by – to call it a cultural loss may sound too cerebral: what we lose when we lose animals is the very meaning of life.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
How To (And How Not To) Write Narratives About People
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Boo (Behind the Beautiful Forevers): “Nobody is representative. That’s just narrative nonsense. People may be part of a larger story or structure or institution, but they’re still people. Making them representative loses sight of that.”
What Does It Mean To Be A 21st-Century Critic?
The idea of “objectivity” is over: Embedded criticism means nursing a project through its development – and writing publicly about that development.
In Los Angeles, MOCA Wants Its Trustees To Get Back Into Line
“After a summer of discontent, the board of L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday, aiming to unite trustees whose willingness to donate is vital to reversing recent budget cuts.”
Marjorie Satrapi Goes Beyond Memoir
Satrapi, on her new movie Chicken with Plums, based on her book of the same name: “”I like to be sad once in a while. … You need it for your equilibrium. At the moment in my life when I wrote the book, I had a lot of questions about life, love, and death.”
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s September Concerts Endangered
“Symphony officials said the concerts scheduled for Sept. 14-15 and Sept. 21-23 would be canceled unless a new contract agreement is reached by Friday.”
Canada: It’s Time To Step Up For Creativity
“Canada needs a new innovative economic ‘road map,’ firmly linking dynamic creative and cultural sectors with open and welcoming business and technology sectors. This collaboration is essential to our achieving the Canada we want to be.”
Pandora Gets A No-Ad Competitor From Finland
The catch? You have to have a Nokia Lumia phone.
Want To Innovate? Hire People Who Annoy The Crap Out Of You
“As long as you’re ensuring they are smart, the people who annoy you represent the diversity you and your company require.”
Warhol Comes To The Big Box Stores
In a self-replicating bizarro world moment, you can get Warhol labels on your actual Campbell’s tomato soup cans for 75 cents down at your local Target.