“There’s a huge sucking sound, and that’s the erosion of mass as part of the media model. Fewer people buying movie tickets and hardcover books, more people engaging in free media.” But there’s hope! Read on.
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Gorgeous, Gleaming New Arts Center, Set To Close In Spain
“For residents of Aviles — previously known only for smokestacks and pollution — the opening of the Niemeyer Center in March was almost too good to be true.” Apparently so. Now the 9-month-old Niemeyer complex closes Dec. 15 — and it may herald a wave of arts project closures across Spain.
Rejoice! Ticketmaster Probably Owes You Money
Thanks to a lawsuit, Ticketmaster owes a whole lot of people a fair amount of money. Not that it did anything wrong, of course.
The Three Grand Eras Of (Video) Games, And The End Of The Xbox
Xboxes and other game consoles are doomed in our browser-obsessed time, says famed game designer Richard Garriott de Cayeux, aka Lord British.
What, And Who, Came From The WPA: A Life’s Work
Benjamin Abramowitz started working as a WPA artist when he was a teenager. But he quickly grew frustrated with its political restrictions, says his daughter.
Happy 50th, Catch-22! You’re The Best
“Catch-22 is about everything. It’s about selfishness and sanctimony, the perverse logic of capitalism, nurses and chaplains, parades and murder, heroism and cowardice, love and lust–all the stuff that matters. It’s a 450-page masterpiece of episodic curlicues that vacillate through time.”
For This Cover Designer, Obsession Produces Results
“A book’s cover offers an interpretation of its contents – some inflection, if only by its typeface or colour. And yet its effect on the reader is mostly subliminal. Book designers are the ultimate hidden persuaders.” But not this one – at least not any longer.
Cultural Traditions Eroding? Occupy The Theatre!
Actors, activists and supporters have occupied the Teatro Valle, Rome’s oldest theatre, for five months – ever since the city council started to talk about privatizing it.
Utah Musicians Take A Financial Hit – For Three Years
“In a contract extension that was effective Dec. 1, orchestra musicians agreed to waive $616,000 of their salaries this season, with a total waiver of $1.1 million over the next three seasons. From 2008 to 2015, when the current extension will expire, the musicians will have endured $3.8 million in salary cuts.”
Saatchi May Be Right, But He’s Making Money From Those Trashy Buyers
“The first thing to be recognised about Charles Saatchi’s Swiftian explosion of rage against the art world is that he is uniquely qualified to say it. The second is that broadly speaking, he is right.”