Author: ArtsJournal2

What You Should, And Should Definitely Not, Do At Your Local Library

Recataloging a book is a bad plan: “One time a guy did this with an InterLibrary Loan book he’d checked out. He sent an email to me about it and also one to the lending library. In that email he included a picture of the new ‘tag’ he’d applied to the spine, in which he’d written the call number with a fine-point sharpie. Don’t fucking do this. We went to school for it; you didn’t.”

On Long Island, Jackson Pollock And Lee Krasner’s Home Had So Many Visitors That Neighbors Complained, Asking For Limits

“The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, which is operated by the Stony Brook Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising agency of Stony Brook University, attracted hundreds of visitors per day to the Springs Fireplace Road site. A record 350 people visited the home one day last year, center director Helen Harrison said.” Now, after complaints, the visitors are limited to three tours of 12 people, three days a week.

An Author – And A Refugee – Reflects On Losing His Own Child To The Joys Of Reading

Viet Thanh Nguyen: “Seeing my son reading, I realize he is taking one step further on his own road to independence, to being a border-crosser, someone who makes his own decisions, including what he reads and what he believes. Perhaps that’s why seeing him read on his own is tinged with melancholy. I remember my own loss and I sense the loss that is yet to come, when he is no longer all mine.”

This Artist Almost Went Mad During A Month Eating, Working, And Sleeping In A Giant British Mall

Rachel Maclean had “the residency from hell,” and in the year since her immersive art experience ended, she’s done her best to avoid all shopping centers. And the art didn’t work well either: “The only brand that would allow her to film in its shop was Smiggle, purveyor of unicorn-embossed children’s stationery.”

Why, And How, Did A Liverpool Biennial Artwork Documenting The Deaths Of Thousands Of Refugees Disappear?

What the … “On Wednesday, August 1, the Liverpool Biennial announced that their installation of The List was anonymously removed by unauthorized persons unaffiliated with the arts festival. The city council also affirmed that nobody employed by the municipality was thought to have pilfered the long list of the dead. On Twitter, the biennial is asking for anyone with knowledge related to the work’s disappearance to come forward.”

The Other Marvel Black Panther Also Stars In Movies, But You’ll Never See Him [AUDIO]

James Mathis III plays T’Challa, the Black Panther, in Marvel cartoons and video games. What’s the difference between him and Black Panther (the 2017 movie) star Chadwick Boseman – and did the wild success of the movie change his ways of approaching the character? “It’s still acting, and it’s still creating character,” he says. “You are limited in voiceover though … you have to figure out how to convey emotion using just your voice.”

The Internet Lit Up As Patrick Stewart Confirmed He Is Returning To ‘Star Trek’

Stewart, who last played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in a 2002 movie, said, “During these past years, it has been humbling to hear many stories about how ‘The Next Generation’ brought people comfort, saw them through difficult periods in their lives or how the example of Jean-Luc inspired so many to follow in his footsteps, pursuing science, exploration and leadership. … I feel I’m ready to return to him for the same reason — to research and experience what comforting and reforming light he might shine on these often very dark times.”

Musicians Who Compose Film Scores Need – And Get – Special Training

Each year, 12 composers spend a month in Los Angeles in a compressed, specialized program to help them understand the world of scoring movies – and how to deal with the details. A successful alum: “You’re basically putting on the suit of a composer and pretending you’ve had decades of experience, and you are getting to know these people who you’re going to be interacting with for the rest of your career, hopefully.”