“Many galleries are fiercely, if discreetly, vying for market control over artists, with high-end galleries such as Hauser Wirth & Schimmel and Sprüth Magers competing directly for the startling number of major Los Angeles-based artists who lack gallery representation there.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Shakespeare, Performed By Your Spatula
“The nurse is a bottle of Dettol. Lady Capulet is a half-used bottle of washing-up liquid. There’s something rather sad about that.”
Plagiarism Scandal Rocks The Crossword World
Timothy Parker, USA Today Crossword editor, has been copying elements from New York Times crosswords but also republishing old crosswords he created years earlier … under fake author names.
The Other Classical Music(s)
“Nobody could deny that the Western tradition is by far the most multifarious and sophisticated of all – we have notation to thank for that – but, one message which came through loud and clear in the book was that Europe had absolutely no monopoly on sophistication.”
The City Of Austin Has A Problem With ‘Dance Walkers’
“It seems like an unnecessarily strict interpretation of rules. What are we doing wrong, and why would you stop people from making other people smile?”
Downton Abbey Would Be Nothing, Or At Least Historically Inaccurate, Without This Guy
“Unbidden, he referred to Highclere Castle as ‘one of the ugliest houses in Britain’ and rolled his eyes at the mention of its current chatelaine, Lady Carnarvon. While watching a scene last spring via a monitor, he exploded in frustration when Elizabeth McGovern (playing Lady Grantham) walked toward a dinner guest with ‘ludicrous’ speed.”
The 15-Year-Old Who Left Her Small Oregon Town For A Shot At The Bolshoi
“In her Moscow neighborhood, the women in her favorite grocery store have taken a shine to the delicate American teen, helping her pick out fresh fruit and keeping her favorite almond butter stocked. And in the local Starbucks they have learned to spell her unusual name on her cup.”
The Movie Hasn’t Come Out Yet, But One Actress Is Already Defending Her Role In Ghostbusters Using Twitter
“Some viewers have criticized its trailer for putting Jones’s character in a stereotypical role: She’s the only non-white member of the team, and the only character who isn’t a scientist. Jones, however, has responded to those complaints on Twitter by sharing a message she received from an MTA employee.”
Everything’s A ‘Con’ Now, Thanks To The Internet
“The far-flung corners of fandom used to thrive mostly online, invisible to those didn’t share the same groupie passions. But recently, more fans have been stepping out of the virtual world and into convention centers—the physical manifestation of an obsessiveness bred by the Internet.”
Wait, Authors! That’s Not A Spam Email – That’s Real Prize Money
Australian author Helen Garner “was going to delete the email but thought to call her publisher, who informed her that the Windham-Campbell prize was in fact real. The Windham-Campbell prize is one of world’s richest literary awards, according to reports.”