When a Kerry James Marshall piece sells at auction for almost $19 million, but the artist sees none of that money, the stark reality sets in: Artists have no direct stake in secondary sales of their works. And artists are getting poorer – they earn an average of $10,000 in the U.S. How can this be fixed?
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Histories Of Those Who Made The Pease Porridge And Emptied The Chamber Pots
When tourists go through Britain’s castles and grand houses, they’ve started asking a lot more questions about the people who made those places run. As one curator points out, “there was a time when this wasn’t considered ‘proper’ history” – but that changed, in part because of some of the books she recommends, including those investigating plumbing – and a primary document from the 1750s in which “almost nothing” happens.
Making New Art At The Louvre – And Fitting In With The Old
“Why did Beyoncé and Jay-Z decide to stage their reconciliation track at the world’s most visited museum? Swagger, for one thing: That first tracking shot of the couple in front of the Mona Lisa, wearing silk suits of complementary sea-foam green (him) and orchid pink (her), is a first-order power move that echoes their selfie from 2014 in the same gallery. It also relies on Paris’s romance and glamour. … This video would make no sense at Madrid’s imposing Museo del Prado or Vienna’s lush Kunsthistorisches Museum.”
William Reese, A Leading Light In The American Rare Books Trade, Has Died At 62
Indeed, without him, Americana might not be worth nearly as much. “For nearly 40 years, from his treasure house of a by-appointment-only store on a quiet block in New Haven, Mr. Reese shaped tastes, cultivated collectors, advised museums and libraries, and made and moved markets.”
Warner Bros To Harry Potter Fans In The U.S.: Stop With Your Unlicensed Fun!
Has the corporation turned into Dementors? Or something: “‘They are acting like the Dursleys,’ said [Sarah McIntyre,] a 34-year-old yoga teacher and bookkeeper. She said the company should be encouraging communities to bring Harry Potter to life. ‘Creating interest in the franchise would increase revenue.'”
After An Initial Rejection, Melbourne Woolworths Allows An Artist His Mass Nude Photo Shoot
Spencer Tunick specializes in mass nude photography, but the supermarket giant in inner Melbourne wasn’t, at first, keen on letting the artist do his proposed shoot, which already had more than 10,000 people signed up. The company said it would disrupt weekend shoppers. So, “the organisers proposed to reschedule the shoot for a Monday morning and Woolworths agreed. The shoot will now … be completed in one hour and participants will be urged to take public transport to ensure that some carparks would be available for customers.”
This Power Couple Took An Obscure 1973 Movie From Senegal And Thrust It Into The Spotlight
When Beyoncé and Jay-Z want to elevate something in culture, they do, and the image that they chose to publicize their joint world tour meant that the film Touki Bouki is back, perhaps for good. Why is it important? The movie “was radical in resisting the social realist tradition already sweeping through African cinema in favour of a more impressionistic, herky-jerky romanticism reminiscent of Godard.”
Seriously, Disney (And Pixar), This Dead And Dying Mom Thing Has Got To Go Away
Oh, excuse us: Dead, dying, or – and this is newish – in despair. Yikes: “No mother in this universe is more whole, complete or perfect than a dead one. The dead mothers of Disney don’t make mistakes and they can never disappoint you.”
What’s It Like To Be In Art School In Your 60s?
Nell Irvin Painter (yes, that’s her real name) changed her hair as well as her understanding when she got her MFA: “I could just feel that in art school, in that world, my natural hair seemed kind of 20th century. It was akin to my great handicap, which was my 20th century eyes. I really had to bring my eyes into the 21th century, which was a long-running process that is still going on. So I changed and the way I look changed.”
The New Indian Classical Dance Adaptation Of ‘Swan Lake’
Indian classical dance proponent Sharmila Mukherjee says, “The graceful movements, elegant postures, sculpturesque poses and intricate footwork in the Russian ballet lends itself naturally into the fabric of Odissi. … The story of Swan Lake has a lot of strong emotions. These emotions work very well for Indian dance forms as well.”