Unclear. “Statistics for 2015 released by the Motion Picture Association of America show that movie-going, as a whole, breaks down pretty much exactly 50/50 across the genders. If anything, there’s a slight skew towards women.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Oscars, Or At Least The Academy, Not #SoWhite Anymore
So what’s next? “In these socially conscious times, Hollywood awards have become a tool for change despite, or perhaps as a reaction to, their red-carpet frivolity.”
Writing A Novel Is A Painful Process With Very Little Chance Of Success, So Why Do It?
“I once read another writer, I forget whom, saying that their writing was a sort of wolf call to their tribe, and I think there’s some truth in that; I write for my tribe, an imaginary group of readers who are a bit like me on the inside.”
Getting To The San Francisco Ballet From A ‘Paycheck To Paycheck’ Kentucky Family
“One month into the program, he was in class, practicing jumps. He went up for a jump, and the whole room — even people in the room across the hall — heard a sound like a gunshot.”
When The Rehearsal Room Turns Racist
“The person’s sanity most important is yours. In an ideal world it would be fantastic if we could all be great friends and there was never tension in the rehearsal room. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.”
London’s National Gallery Hopes Nothing Will Change With Brexit
“The gallery has been here for nearly 200 years and it has survived many seismic changes including world wars and other skirmishes – so we are going to continue business as usual, shining as a beacon of excellence and a place of contemplation.”
Downtown Los Angeles To Get Yet Another Large Art Space
“The museum … will have 40,000 square feet of exhibition space on the ground floors of the 1903 Hellman Building and the 1905 Farmers and Merchants Building. It will also have a rooftop sculpture garden and amphitheater.”
The UK Saw 1500 ‘Ghost Tommies’ Commemorating The Battle Of The Somme
“Each carried a card with the name of the soldier they represented and his age – if known – when he died.”
Telling African American Stories Through Ballet
“‘Where is the ballet about the lives of Martin Luther King or Malcolm X?’ he asks.”
A Family (Art) Feud Worth $3 Billion
“The saga involves a collection of treasures that have largely been hidden for the past two decades, a secret seller using an offshore company to put up paintings for auction and a fight that boils down to one nonexistent will and one cryptic one.”