Um. Not very closely, but check out this list of shows that might portray a little bit of the true newsroom flavor.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Yes, There’s (Quite A Bit) More To Say About Nora Ephron
We all know about Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally, but that’s not Nora Ephron’s full legacy. “As well as a purveyor of beloved romantic comedies, Ephron was a trailblazing journalist, filmmaker and feminist, an astonishingly accomplished woman who generously shared her hard-won wisdom with younger writers.”
The Tacoma – Yes, Tacoma – Art Museum Gets Another Major Donation
“A German billionaire with deep Tacoma roots is giving his Western American art collection to the Tacoma Art Museum, and the museum will build a new wing to house it, doubling its gallery space. Most of the new 15,000-square-foot wing and all of the 280-piece art collection come courtesy of Erivan Haub and his wife Helga.”
What The Hell Is Really Going On With The New York Public Library?
“The debate is getting bitter. Hundreds of writers, from Peter Carey to Mario Vargas Llosa, have gone on record against the plan. An exhaustive exposé in the literary magazine n+1 raised the temperature, and the current issue of theNew York Review of Books contains page after page of tetchy point v counterpoint. Whatever the fate of our library, a lot of people are going to be very angry when this is all over.”
Our Age Of Intimacy – And The Backlash
“The passions provoked by the show [Girls]–among both critics and admirers–suggest something both refreshing and a little startling: that a pop-culture product that focusses mostly on women and intimate, sometimes gruesome details of their lives, is still considered a provocation.”
A New – Well, An Unfinished And Neglected – James Turrell Earth/Light Work
The piece is in Santa Fe and “was never actually open to the public on any regular basis, instead opening only on specific occasions. Hopefully that will change once the refurbishment happens: a Turrell without visitors sitting inside and gazing at the sky seems like the proverbial tree falling in a forest without anyone to hear its sound.”
Artist Rachel Whiteread Was In Whitechapel Long Before The Hipster Olympics
After the artist (now a Turner Prize-winning sculptor) graduated from art school in the ’80s, she moved to London’s East End. “‘I remember calling my mum from a phone box outside,’ she says, her voice on the edge of laughter, as it often seems to be. ‘There was blood all over it. I thought: “Oh my God, where have I moved to?”‘
The Battle’s Over, And Fandango Has Won (Our Online Movie Ticket Business)
“Fandango is emerging as the winner in its decade-long battle against rival MovieTickets.com, dramatically altering a growing sector of the movie business.”
How Bad Are Book Trailers?
They’re pretty damn crap. And they don’t even seem connected to the books themselves. What’s the point?
Putting A Monetary Value On The Arts – Is That Possible, Or Even Desirable?
“We tend to think of the arts as ‘independent and esoteric.’ In fact, they are dependent (meaning simply, ‘connected’) and everyday.Trying to tease out their monetary value, therefore, is practically impossible, not to mention their effects on our other cultural practices. Just look at the local effects of one little satirical sketch comedy show, Portlandia, on the city and its sense of itself. How do you measure that?”