“This stipulation has major implications. It means that something like 60 percent of SFMOMA’s indoor galleries (not counting free-admission areas that serve as combination lobby and exhibition spaces) must always adhere — or, at least, respond — to a narrative of art history constructed by just two astute but obdurately private collectors.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Casting Controversy Over ‘In The Heights’ Hits Arizona
“There is an artist of color who is not Latino being cast in a part of someone who is Latino, which I feel can be just as dangerous because to me, as a Latino, that’s saying ‘brown is brown.’ There’s white, and then there’s ‘the ethnics.'”
The Met’s Chandeliers – The ‘Sputniks’ – Rise Again
“The Met’s chandeliers play a silent role before performances: As the house lights dim, a dozen of them slowly ascend 65 feet to the auditorium’s golden ceiling. But after a faulty clutch put one out of commission, they all spent last season in place near the ceiling.”
One-Time Theatre Agent Bilked Friends For Thousands
But the play he lied about sounds potentially amazing: “Mr. Scahill, the documents say, falsely claimed to have obtained the rights to the life story of the opera singer Kathleen Battle, aiming to produce a one-woman show, starring Ms. Nyong’o, about the day in 1994 when Ms. Battle was fired by the Metropolitan Opera.”
A Slate Of Angry Anti-Progressives Tried To Hack These Book Awards – And Failed
“The immediate takeaway from last night’s awards is that like last year, a slate of works pushed onto the ballot by a coordinated campaign has considerable trouble actually succeeding, and where it does, it’s where slated works are considered universally popular.”
What Happens When You Get A Breakout Role After Years (And Years) Of Work
“People are always trying to figure out how they know me. I think, for the first time, people are starting to say ‘That’s Sterling K. Brown,’ which is cool, which is uncharted territory for your boy. It’s nice to be called by your name when you’re not in character.”
There’s A New Video Game Starring A Ballet Dancer Pirouetting Through A World Inspired By Abstract Art
“There’s not a single game made with ballet dancers in the past so many years — why is that? … How many other ideas haven’t been used?”
The Weird Persistence Of Asking Composers To Write Pieces In Response To The Classics
“Commissioners try not to assign composers at random. In some cases, that’s easy, especially if the composers involved are performers, too.”
With Writing, There Is No Actual ‘Reason’ Involved
“I’m removed from the city but I can see it, hear it, smell it. When I first started to work here I thought it would be a good place to meet interviewers or have research discussions, but that idea quickly evaporated. I like it that no one else comes here.”
A Moscow Gallery Has Some Work From The Crimea, And Ukraine Is Far From Happy
“The dispute over the artist’s works has further darkened relations between Russia and Ukraine, paralleling a sharp rise in tensions over Russia’s military buildup on the peninsula.”