“The Internet wept. It’s hard to believe that The Toast has only been in our lives for three short years, but in that time it has become a bastion of hilarity, comfort, and understanding.”
(Here is the announcement by the Toast’s owner/editors.)
Author: ArtsJournal2
Where Did Yves Klein Get Into All Of That Blue Paint, Anyway?
“Levin had called Klein’s blue paint ‘cheap poster-paint.’ Musgrave corrected him in a letter to the editor, pointing out that Klein ‘prepares and grinds his own paint, an exacting process which gives it its own especial depth, brilliance and beauty.’ This was Klein’s ultramarine blue, in which the radiance and intensity of the original dry pigment was not compromised or dulled by the medium binding it to the support.”
Eurovision Gets Eerily Political
“The singer is an ethnic Tatar, and the song seems to make reference to Soviet abuses of the group in Crimea during World War II. (‘They kill you all and say, ‘We’re not guilty,’’ she sings in the song.) There had been calls for Jamala’s disqualification that cited Eurovision’s rules banning explicitly political songs, but the song survived in part because its references did not directly name specific historical events.”
What Jodie Foster Has Learned From Her (Weirdly Slow) Life As A Director
“Foster formed a production company, Egg, and entered into a deal with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, a studio that eventually merged with Universal. ‘Failed moguldom!’ she said with a loud laugh. ‘I was following a path, and — I can’t say I think it was a mistake? But it was a lot of energy output, and I think the energy would have been better spent in other places. When you’re young, you try things.'”
No Surprise: Sotheby’s Posts A First Quarter Loss
“The art world is watching to see whether the tumultuous changes wrought by its president and chief executive, Tad Smith, are paying off.”
Where Did All Of Britain’s Working-Class Actors (And Stories) Go?
“There’s now evidence of an inequality that runs like a seam through the entire profession and which goes far beyond the anecdotal. This year, academics from the London School of Economics and Goldsmiths College, in a peer-reviewed study, found that only 27% of actors come from a working-class background and that the profession is ‘heavily skewed towards the privileged.'”
More Protests At The Brooklyn Museum
“Organized by the Decolonial Cultural Front and Movement to Protect the People, the catalysts for the protests were a photography exhibition focusing Israel/Palestine, called This Place, as well as ongoing conflict with the museum’s director, Anne Pasternak, who many say has downplayed issues raised by artists in the Agitprop! exhibition regarding last fall’s real estate summit at the museum.”
An Artist Gets To Know His Neighbors With (Extremely) Site-Specific Art
“The portrait of Ms. Channing was hung in the mailroom, and a building-wide email was sent out. It brought about 50 replies from residents interested in setting up shoots. After they coordinated schedules, he photographed about 25.”
Senegal Hosts A Big Art Biennial For African Contemporary Art
“The curator says Africa must have confidence in itself to dream and make things happen. Njami has selected a younger group of Africans this year among the 70 exhibiting artists from 24 countries. The wheels of time must change, he says, to mix up the stew and make sure it’s not the same old soup of established artists in the cooking pot.”
The Hottest Thing In ‘Slow Radio’ Is Orchestra Musicians Playing Outside, With Birds
“A group of musicians will venture into the Sussex woods to make music with nightingales, while Radio 3 breakfast show listeners will be introduced to a new bird’s song each weekend, paired with a piece of music.”