“Call it a response to an art world in which dealer representation is increasingly hard to come by; exhibitions are costly; and formerly affordable areas like Bushwick have priced out artists, forcing them to seek out scrappier locations in which to show their work.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
For ‘Second-Class Europeans,’ Brexit Is Personal
“As we drove deeper into Western Europe, the sense of longing grew. Surely we’d meet someone, somewhere, who would not be able to tell that we were only Czechs? Of course, we were used to feeling second class. This was built into our upbringing and culture.”
If ‘Game Of Thrones’ Were Real, How Long Would Cersei Be In Jail?
“That definitely puts her on the hook for felony arson and could easily be seen as an act of domestic terrorism. It’s also not a leap to consider Wildfire a weapon of mass destruction, which would put Cersei behind bars for life in California state prison.”
A (Fictional) Guide To Fix Existential Angst
“There are no rules and nobody knows really what’s going on. Everybody’s guess is as good as everybody else’s. It’s beautiful and agonising and terrifying – but it’s real.”
The Dangers Of Singing (Too Much) Donizetti
“Donizetti’s queens, however, were not an obvious direction for Sills to take. They were, among other things, still little known, especially in America. (Even today they are not often seen.)”
More Administration Shuffling And Reshuffling At New York Live Arts
“New York Live Arts, which has seen quite a bit of administrative turnover since it was born five and a half years ago with the merger of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and Dance Theater Workshop, has announced more changes to its programming staff.”
Why The Terrible Book Covers Of Elena Ferrante’s Books Work So Brilliantly
“The complaints are so numerous that Ferrante’s publisher even expressed concern to Slate that ‘many people didn’t understand the game we we’re playing, that of, let’s say, dressing an extremely refined story with a touch of vulgarity.'”
If ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Is A Story Ballet, What’s The Actual Narrative?
“On the face of it, the ballet demonstrates the opposite of suspense. It has a prologue and three acts — but, before the Prologue is over, two rival divinities, the vengeful Carabosse and the beneficent Lilac Fairy, have told us what’s going to happen. So guess what? Then it happens. What’s more, it all happens during Acts I and II. Act III has no narrative at all, just the happy couple’s wedding and their fairy tale guests. The whole thing sounds daft,”
Are Emojis Killing English? (It’s A Seriously Idiotic Question)
“This statement isn’t just hyperbole, it’s got a truly spectacular number of incorrect assumptions packed into its seven words. In fact, it’s got so many levels of wrongness that it’s actually a fantastic opportunity to explore what language is, what language isn’t, and how emoji fit into this whole thing.”
The Fine Artist Whose Work (Surprise!) Inspired Kanye’s New Video
“It was very cryptic, and quite mysterious. I received a phone call and I was told that Kanye was an enormous fan of my work, and he would like to meet me.”