What art, or which artists, from 2011 will humans remember in centuries to come? (The Observer squares off with Slate, with U.K.-tilted results.)
Author: ArtsJournal2
Reviving The Public Art, And Artist, No One Notices Anymore
He’s the best-known artist whose name you just don’t know,” said Aimee Taberner, cochairwoman of the museum’s board of trustees. “His work is iconic. It is everywhere.” (Erm, who is he, again?)
If Amazon Gives You More Money Than A Publisher Offers, Is That A Problem?
Yes, say hundreds of self-published authors complaining about Penguin’s new e-book publishing service.
Send In No Clowns: Sondheim’s Over Critics
“There are theatre people who claim to be immune to public criticism, and perhaps some really are, but I haven’t met any who have convinced me. “
Written By Hand, Inscribed In The Brain, Lost For The Future
“The invention of printing not even 600 years ago spread the technique of handwriting.” Are we losing it now – and should we regret that?
John Neville, 86, Former Stratford Festival Director
“John Neville, O.B.E. C.M., who ran theatres on two continents, starred on stage, screen and television and could list Judi Dench, Liv Ullman and Vanessa Redgrave among his leading ladies, died in Toronto on Nov. 19 at the age of 86.”
15 Documentaries Shortlisted For The Oscars
The shortlist includes “Bill Cunningham New York,” “Buck” and “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.”
Dealing With The Dance Details At Ailey
Four Alvin Ailey Dance Company members talk about everything from maturing into roles to intimate connections with fellow dancers, green juice and high-energy jumps.
Politicians And The Arts: Not Exactly Right, Even In Ireland
“Despite the assiduously cultivated notion that Ireland is a country where culture and politics enjoy a symbiotic relationship, our artistic and political worlds largely exist in a state of mutual misapprehension.”
Stravinsky, Art Hipster Of L.A.
Mark Swed: “Stravinsky gave us a certain cultural credibility that the presence of no other artist in any field could match. He was our art icon.”