Madonna has some thoughts about that: “In recent years, she has become something of a warrior against age discrimination, publicly rebelling, with few subtleties, against the notion that age should slow her down.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Portland Art Museum’s Expansion Garners A Lot Of Attention, But Who Will Fund It?
The proposed changes, including a central pavilion that features Mark Rothko’s work, are logical to fix the confusing layout of the museum and enhance it as well. But “to reach its $75 million total goal, it must crack Oregon’s historic stinginess about making large contributions to the arts.”
A Writer Says That Art Can – And Must – Turn Hatred Around
“Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it. Art can take something as dark as the Hay Institution for Girls, as hateful as that graffiti, and in applying the transfiguring power of ‘something else,’ it can give us the strength not to turn away and normalize, but to keep looking—and in doing so to question, provoke, understand, reject, change.”
The Soft Power Of Art
What do artists do when civilization seems to be unraveling? “We need a visual language that speaks to the hearts and minds of people. … No market, no institutional power, no media can stop the soft power of art.”
The Actor Who Just Stepped Into His 100th Role With The Same Theatre Company
In the 50th anniversary of the St. Louis Repertory Theatre, one actor notches his 100th role for the theatre with a few weeks as Marley’s ghost. How the hell did the man do that while playing roles at other theatres around town – and spending eight seasons in Cincinnati? (The answer lies in the name of the company.)
Let’s Talk About ‘Reading’ And Audiobooks
It turns out that talking about audiobooks means talking about government programs for people with visual disabilities and blindness, and that means talking about who chooses what gets recorded – and all of the politics that go along with that.
‘Toni Erdmann’ Sweeps European Cinematic Awards
It’s the first film directed by a woman to win best film – and she won best director and best writer as well, beating Ken Loach and Pedro Almodovar, among other strong contenders. What does this presage for the Oscars?
The Tragic Fire In Oakland Is Going To Make Informal Artists’ Colonies Much More Rare
Artists band together in unsafe living conditions all over expensive urban areas like New York, the Bay Area, Los Angeles and more. Now property owners, freaked out by the Ghost Ship fire, are handing out evictions – and the artists have no place to go. (Meanwhile, the warehouses are becoming condos for tech workers.)
At Long Last, Daniel Barenboim Achieves One Of His Major Dreams
The Barenboim-Said Academy opened Thursday in the heart of downtown Berlin. “‘I’m sure you will believe me if I tell you that I once felt this day would never happen,’ he said. … The building contains a brand new concert hall, designed pro bono by Frank Gehry and named after Pierre Boulez, an avid supporter of the idea and a good friend of Mr. Barenboim.”
How Do You Make A Movie Musical Like ‘La-La Land’?
The director says you have to ease people into it. “I thought of it like the frog boiling slowly in water. Maybe people wouldn’t realize they’ve been suckered into a musical until it was too late.”