Essentially, there’s an argument between two methods. Both methods are on display right now, one in Michigan and one at the Met. “It seems we are a country riven not just by politics but — though rather more gently — curatorial approaches to clothes: populist versus elite; contextualized versus abstracted; local versus global.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The West’s Invasion Of Iraq Unleashed Countless Horrors, And So Rebuilding Nimrud Would Be The Least We Could Do
Add the historic city of Nimrud (Nimrod in the U.S.) to the list of places ISIS has utterly destroyed. But hey, technology: “Digital scanning, robot etching and 3D reproduction can recreate these monuments, to an exactness unknown to past attempts at such reinstatement. Extrusion techniques can rebuild monuments using the dust of the ruins themselves.”
Sculptures You Can Only See If You’re A SCUBA Diver
It’s a destination artwork near California’s Catalina Island: “The structures are subject to the elements, dramatically changing appearance with the shifting tides, waning daylight, churning water and movement of divers, not to mention the instincts of fish — which were later spotted inside the pavilions, along with a sea lion mesmerized by his own reflection.”
What Did ‘Hamilton’ Star Brandon Victor Dixon Say About The Election *Before* Mike Pence Went To The Show?
The actor, who succeeded Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr, was asked what the Founding Fathers might have said. “Democracy is at work. … We had an election between two contentious individuals and one side won. That’s what it is.”
Chair Of First Prize For Black, Asian And Minority Ethnic Writers Tells British Publishing It’s ‘Pathetic’
The prize is a thousand pounds, and British publishers have barely been able to scrape together 50 entries with the deadline two weeks away. “We’ve got loads of stuff from tiny publishers, really tiny ones. But where are the big ones? The fact is that they’re not publishing.”
Anselm Kiefer Wants To Cancel His First Exhibition In China
He says he wasn’t consulted about it and is very upset about it. (But the Beijing museum mounting the show says it’s going ahead anyway.)
This Spy Wanted To Pull A Snowden, Sort Of, But His Dyslexia Led To His Downfall
When an informer turned in a package from the spy, the FBI realized that his misspellings were the key – and there weren’t that many people this could be.
What Playwright Sarah Ruhl Said After The Election
“I call upon the gods of endurance to protect all of us and give us hope. The gods who allow art to flourish during tyrannical regimes through the pursuit of metaphor — think of Ionesco, Brecht, Havel, Fugard, Boal. The gods of endurance who keep us writing not just during regime change but also during life’s other cruelties.”
Can Netflix Win Over Its Harshest Critics, That Is, Pretty Much Everyone In France?
France really, really does not like Netflix. But Netflix is like a particularly persistent puppy, and it keeps going back and back to France with new and different ideas (and big eyes and a wagging tail). Did it get things right this year?
Boulder Ballet Tries A ‘Gentle’ Nutcracker For Audience Members With Autism
The Ballet, along with the Boulder Phil, is trying out a “sensory-friendly” ballet for kids and adults who may need to move or make sounds during the performance. Lights will be up at 35 percent, staff are on hand to answer questions, there’s a designated ‘quiet room’ and much more.