“The drone will track the GPS signal from that person’s transponder down. When it is close by, it will trigger an alarm on the transponder. When the person looks up, they will see the quadrocopter descending and will be able to take their sculpture.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Remy Charlip, 83, Dancer And Children’s Book Author
“Mr. Charlip’s half-century of work cut across a wide spectrum of art forms, aesthetic registers and audiences. He drew no particular distinctions among them. All were forms of an ‘internal dance,’ as he called it, that he liked to stage in his own and other people’s minds.”
Guernica (The Town) Is Doing Really Well, Thanks For Asking
Seventy-five years after Picasso painted one of his most famous pieces in a white heat after the bombing of Guernica, and after years of Basque separatist violence, the town’s reveling in peace – and being able to tell the truth.
Miss An Indie Film? Stream It (Yes, At Home, On Your Small Screen)
“A compelling case can be made that watching a movie at home — even with kids, electronic devices and easy bathroom breaks — is more immersive and less prone to distractions than going to the multiplex.”
A Whip, A Gag, A Dildo, And Some Handel
“‘The power of the operatically trained voice, it’s a superpower to get audiences engaged,’ said [director Ross] Manson, contrasting good and bad opera productions he had recently seen. ‘I was really intrigued to see if I could use this superpower for good rather than for evil.'”
Why Is The Return Trip Always Faster?
Because subjectivity. (And memory.)
John Cage – No Offense – Wasn’t Really A Composer
“There’s a legitimate question of whether these works merit the term ‘composition’ at all, given that the composer’s responsibility for what you finally hear is reduced to the minimum. Anarchy would be a better word.”
Champion Of Print Upsets Balance Of Literary Universe By Writing For iPad
“Devotees of the old-fashioned printed book who are distressed by the onrushing digital future — and there are more of them out there than you might think — cherish William H. Gass’s 1999 essay, ‘A Defense of the Book.'” Now Gass has produced a piece that’s only available on the iPad. What the living hell?
Did The Days Of The Macho Art Critic Die With Robert Hughes?
“The macho was the antidote to the fear. It is inherently scary to be exposed to your fellow human being and Hughes, like [Clement] Greenberg before him, exposed himself again and again. … The macho was a tool, a weapon in his arsenal.”
You Can Be A Critic Without Being A Sneering, Aggressive Bully
Here’s how. (New York TImes Book Review, you might want to take some notes.)