Corita Kent, at the time Sister Mary Corita, “used the 1960s’ social and cultural revolutions as the catalyst for her messages about hope and love, drawing inspiration from scripture, pop culture and contemporary logos.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s French HQ: Monstrosity Or Building That Deserves Protection?
“‘It was a failed project from the beginning,’ Lambert said. ‘I just can’t believe some people are trying to protect this tower,’ which the CBC would like to sell or see redeveloped.”
Producing A TV Show: Harder Than It Looks
“It’s much more emotional that I expected, making sure that people are happy and invested in the material. … It’s sort of like raising a child. That level of emotional investment surprised me.”
What Happens To An Arts Festival When Its Funder Dies And Her Foundation Leaves?
“When the third version of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, or PIFA, breaks out around town beginning April 8, it will represent a more modest version of the arts extravaganza that ended with 200,000 people thronging a Broad Street fair in April 2011.”
An Artist, Looking At China’s Rapid Changes (And What Stays The Same)
Cao Fei “grew up absorbing the various influences that flooded her hometown and focused on creating art that examined China’s economic boom. She gained attention early from prominent European curators before being seen at home, thus bypassing some of the obstacles usually encountered by female artists in China.”
Look, We Have Google; Why Would We Still Need Citations?
“Now that we live in a world in which no text need be an island, in which scholarly publications are increasingly delivered digitally and so can be literally interconnected via links and embeds, it is reasonable to ask whether citations are still necessary.”
A Short History Of Badass Black Men On Screen (Including Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis)
“Is there anybody out there who’s heroic and sexually compelling enough to qualify? The common consensus is yes: Idris Elba.”
If She Couldn’t Dance, Coca Crystal Didn’t Want Your Revolution
“The caller’s name might not have been familiar to the Times reporter, but to New Yorkers south of 14th Street, Coca Crystal was a countercultural celebrity, a Holly Golightly for the Aquarian age.”
A Versatile Editor Explains How Publishing Can Do (A Lot) Better With Diversity
“I went to a reading where a white author cracked a joke at the expense of Asians. Everyone laughed and I looked around and realized I was the only person of color in the audience. Last year I received a manuscript that was so racist I had to look at my calendar to make sure I didn’t accidentally time travel. There have been countless times that people have mistaken me for another Asian editor. I’m telling you this because these are ‘good’ people who ‘mean well’ and yet this still happens.”
A Portland Dance Company Invited Some Of The City’s Famous Non-Dancers To Make Dance
“‘When you rocks are split up by the erosion, don’t look at each other like you’re anticipating it,’ she tells the company. ‘It’s about the awareness two tectonics plates would have.'”