“Working in a small apartment-studio on the Left Bank, Ms. Jaffe refined and extended her inquiries into the drama of form and color — always at a distance, literally and figuratively, from the currents of American art.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The New York Public Library Just Became A Vital Source Of Hip Hop Dance Knowledge
“The library is making a statement. … Ballet, modern dance, tap — the library is placing hip-hop culture on the same pedestals as other established dance movements.”
How Banning Books That People Worry Will Harm Children *Actually* Harms Children
“Fifty-two percent of the books challenged or banned in the last 10 years feature so-called “diverse content”—that is, they explore issues such as race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, mental illness, and disability.”
Women Anchor – And Fly – City Ballet This Season
“The company, almost halfway through its four-week fall season, is being characteristically bounteous with repertory by its founder-choreographer, George Balanchine, which in turn is bounteous with ballerina roles.”
The World’s Oldest Train Station Hosts A Performance Of Steve Reich’s Different Trains
“Reich’s Grammy-winning 1988 work was performed at Edge Hill station, with passenger trains rolling in and out of Liverpool on both sides of the stage.
About 1,200 people watched on the station’s Victorian carriage ramp.”
Portland’s Real-Life Feminist Bookstore (And Community Space) Tells Portlandia Off
“The store says that none of its current board and staff members were involved in the original decision to allow Portlandia to film inside the store six years ago, and that the ‘small flat fee per episode filmed’ doesn’t cover its lost profits.”
Why Don’t Plays About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Get To U.S. Stages?
“The American theatregoing public doesn’t even know about what it isn’t allowed to see.”
How Jane Jacobs Delighted, And Frustrated, People From All Points Of The Political Spectrum
“In scrambling expectations, she became one of those rare public intellectuals who finds readers and acolytes everywhere, capturing imaginations at both ends of the political spectrum, inspiring community organizers and libertarians alike.”
Is It Ethical For A Museum To Mount A Show Where The ‘Guest Curator’ Owns Most Of The Art?
“A solo private collection show is difficult for a museum to justify, because it restricts curatorial independence in telling art’s story. However, in my experience, crediting the collector as co-curator is almost unprecedented for a major museum.”
The Rise Of The New, Spiritual Museum
“Today’s shift from particular religions to a generalised spirituality is a global trend noted by architects as well as theologians—Daniel Libeskind has spoken about it since his design for Berlin’s Jewish Museum in the 1990s. It is most evident in the way the iconic museum employs connotations to nature and the cosmos.”