“Built in 1937, the concrete structure was the ‘last fragment’ of the derelict seaside lido used for the street artist’s ‘Bemusement Park’ exhibit last year. Conservationists said they had been told the fountain, in Weston-super-Mare, would be spared from destruction.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Seeing A Bunch Of Tennessee Williams’ Flops Reveals A Lot About The USA’s Greatest Playwright
“Although skeptical about religion and its repressive demands, Williams maintained an open mind when it came to spirituality, believing that sex could lead one to God perhaps even more directly than sublimation and sacrifice.”
What Does London Sound Like? Ask The Sound Hunters
“I mean, could you imagine if you could hear the sounds of 18th-century London today? … Even if it was just the sound of people spitting in the street, coughing — and a lot of people were sick back then, so it probably would be — it’d be fascinating.”
The Evidence Is Mounting: Rembrandt Used Optics For His Self-Portraits
“A number of these smaller self-portraits are etched onto copper, a surface upon which projections can be seen extremely clearly. Two early painted self-portraits are also made on copper — an unusual choice of surface for a painting, but perhaps telling of an artist working from a projection.”
The Drama Of The Reclusive Artist
Think of Harper Lee or Frank Ocean. “How could someone with such an astute understanding of the world apparently want so little to do with it? How could someone craft so perfect a piece of art, only to shy away from the acclaim it produced?”
The Politics Of Europe’s New, Hot Superstar Writers
“A new generation of young European writers is reinventing political literature—and people are listening. Some of the brightest new voices on the continent are making their names through overtly political books, showing that literature, even books of poetry, can still play a significant role in shaping public discourse.”
The Jazz Clarinetist Who Acted As New Orleans’ Musical Ambassador To The World
“Unlike other musicians whose lives were marked by marital strife, substance abuse and run-ins with the law, Mr. Fountain lived a blissful existence with Beverly Lang Fountain, his wife of 64 years, and a sizable number of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”
Why Does Canada Hate Canadians?
“If Canadian curators cannot aspire to eventually manage the museums where they work, or Canadian stage directors need never consider running Canada’s festivals, they will not give their institutions the best of themselves. They will either slump into the self-fulfilling prophecy of lower expectations or they will go abroad.”
This Greek Statue Of Zeus Was Lost In The Fifth Century, So – What The Heck – Let’s Just 3D-Print Another One
“It took two days to 3D print Zeus’s body and 20 hours to print his legs.”
The Librarian Who Changed Children’s Literature (And Children, And Libraries) Forever
“Her end-of-year lists were sacred anointments of the chosen titles; she was reputed to be able to make or break a book, much as the New York Times’ theater critic was said to determine the fate of a new play.”