The Banksy piece, which was made to protest pollution, was painted on a container. “The site’s owners, EDF Energy, had reportedly warned locals of their intention to clean up the beach, which would have involved destroying the container – and therefore the Banksy.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Violin Shred Videos Make The Internet Wonder If Classical Musicians Can Take A Joke
First there were the parody videos of violinist Daniel Hope. Then there was his annoyance, and then there were the takedown letters from his lawyers. And now one of the parody video creators, “a Berlin-based concert programmer, dramaturge and journalist named Arno Lücker, was then told that a series he has long presented at the prestigious Berlin Konzerthaus, where Mr. Hope frequently plays and programs a series of his own, would not be renewed.”
Edinburgh Fringe Fest Relies On Unpaid Workers, Study Says
The study reveals that not only are nearly a third of the festival workers volunteers, but those who are paid are paid very little, and many work excessive hours.
When A Book Editor Becomes A Bestselling Author
The acquiring editor didn’t know her colleague down the hall was writing a book, and he used a pen name for it. “Had Mr. Mallory not prudently scheduled a weeklong trip to Palm Springs, which began the day his agent sent the manuscript to publishers, Ms. Brehl imagines she may have walked the book into his office to ask for his thoughts on it.”
Elena Ferrante’s First Column For ‘The Guardian’ Is About First Love
And for Ferrante readers, the column may seem, indeed, imbued with the very essence of the writer: “We always look at first times with excessive indulgence. Even if by their nature they’re founded on inexperience, and so as a rule are not very successful, we recall them with sympathy, with regret. They’re swallowed up by all the times that have followed, by their transformation into habit, and yet we attribute to them the power of the unrepeatable.”
American Ballet Theatre Dancers Vote To Authorize Strike
The negotiations have been tense, and the vote came as the ABT dancers and stage managers have been without a contract since July of last year. “Noting the long hours and hard work put in by the members of the company, [a union representative] said in a statement that they ‘all deserve to be able to retire from dance with dignity and respect and payments better reflecting what they have given to the company throughout the years.'”
Why Sherlock, How You’ve Changed
TV, movies, books, stories … and balls with people in pink rabbit costumes. “Fans of Sherlock Holmes — Irregulars and other smaller Holmesian societies from across the country — have been convening in Manhattan every January to celebrate his presumed birthday: Jan. 6, 1854. They host lectures, cocktail parties, brunches, lunches, dinners, costume galas and presentations of scholarly papers.”
Breaking Down That Tense Meryl Streep Phone Call Scene In ‘The Post’
Not a single one of those camera angles or moves was unplanned – and here’s how it all went down (including the golden caftan and the hand gestures).
St. Louis’ Powell Symphony Hall Turns 50 (And Still Has Two Of The Musicians Who Were There On Opening Night)
The hall began its life as a vaudeville and movie theatre, but the remodel for the Symphony was a little different: “Unusually for an American hall in the 1960s, Powell Hall was done up in a traditionally European style, with its red, gold and cream decor modeled on the royal chapel at Versailles.”
Hip Hop’s TV Takeover
Is the question why now, or is the question why did hip hop, which has dominated the music scene for decades, take this long to take over the small screen? “Hip-hop is the soundtrack of at least one, probably two generations now. … People used to be afraid of it or consider it the music of gangsters or thugs, or whatever. But now, it’s part of everything … and everyone under the age of 40.”