Photographer David McCabe: “Hanging out at the Factory was mind-blowing. I had no idea people lived this way; any time of the day or night, there would be something wild going on. I couldn’t afford to get too whacked because I had to stay focused for my work, so I just observed. And a lot of what happened I couldn’t photograph.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Arts Fans + Social Media = Instant, And Valuable, Networking
Hey, entire city of N.Y.: Want to meet up for art and dinner? Please Tweet yes.
Brandwashing In The Backrooms: How Advertisers Repackage To Trick Our Brains
If we didn’t talk about brands, we’d lose about a quarter of our conversation topics. But are we talking about what we think we’re talking about? Author Martin Lindstrom says probably not.
Note To Museums: If You’re Selling One Of Your Biggest Assets, You’d Best Retrench
“A year is a long time for a museum to be closed. Two is an eternity. At three, they bring in the forensic unit to determine the identity of the body.” In Philadelphia, the Atwater Kent not only plans to be closed at least three and a half years and has also just sold a valuable portrait to cover renovation costs.
When The Rules Annoy You, Just Narrate Your Own Damn Film
“The weekend’s Film Independent Forum began with a keynote Q&A in which the special guest speaker said that independent film doesn’t exist, and then slammed one of the forum’s chief sponsors. That’s what they get for inviting Werner Herzog.”
Writers’ Workshops Do Too Matter, Says Iowa Director
In an MFA program, says Lan Samantha Chang, “you have more time to think, and you have time to think about your life. And to think about the lives of other human beings. That is a privilege, but it is something that a lot of people need and want. It’s a privilege and a basic human need. Our society pushes us toward productivity in a way that is antithetical to our basic needs.”
Where Did Merce Cunningham Come From? Ask His Family And Friends
“He would always ask you to do impossible things. And you felt compelled to try to do it. … People would figure out how to do it, or some facsimile of it. And it was still extraordinary, even if it wasn’t what it originally was supposed to be.”
‘The Dinner Party’ Nears 40, And Judy Chicago Talks About All The Moments Since (Audio)
In an interview with Adobe Airstream’s Ellen Berkovitch, Chicago talks art, feminism, history, crowd-sourcing and more.
Don’t Like The Law (Or The Lawsuits)? Heck, Just Get It Changed
“Faced with a class-action suit over artists’ royalties that potentially would expose them to a huge cash verdict, Christie’s and Sotheby’s likely will challenge the constitutionality of the California law on which the claim is based.”
How Should We Live? And Can Computer Help, Or Hurt, As We Decide?
George Dyson, the canoe portion of “The Starship and the Canoe,” talks about ethics and computers and life: “We are all part of the living universe. So if we come across other forms of life, do we have a sense of kinship with that as well? We have seen where the lack of empathy with other living things can lead, and I hope that we will not repeat the mistakes of the past.”