“For the eighth straight year since Nielsen began tracking music sales in 1991, more vinyl albums were sold than in any previous year. What’s even more interesting than the steady vinyl growth is that young consumers might be the strongest demographic.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Is Facebook (Or Instagram) Censoring Your Photos Of Nude Art? Report ‘Em
“The social media site has deleted pics of artworks by people like Kate Durbin and Erika Ordosgoitto. It has blocked users like Frédéric Durand-Baïssas for sharing paintings including Gustave Courbet’s ‘L’Origine du Monde.’ And though some people have protested by creating Facebook groups like Artists Against Art Censorship, recording every instance of censorship — let alone fighting back — is next to impossible.”
How One Ailey Dancer Spends A Normal Day ‘Off’
“Though it is rare for dancers to perform into their 40s, Ms. Boykin said, ‘We’re not dancing late, we’re dancing just right.'”
A Former Field Museum Employee Is Accused Of Stealing $900,000
“The woman would issue temporary membership cards to people who bought memberships as they entered the museum, DeThorne said, and then not turn in the cash. ‘She would get cash, make a temporary ID card and not enter (the cash) into the file,’ he said.”
Banksy Has Had It With Anti-Immigration Rhetoric
“In the city of Calais he created a parody version of Théodore Géricault’s painting ‘The Raft of the Medusa.’ Banksy’s version shows immigrants crowded onto a raft, reaching out to a passing cruise ship.”
What Do You Do When ISIS Steals Your Anti-War Art To Use For Propaganda?
“The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has a twisted relationship with art. It understands its significance to humanity, and so it is unsurprising that such a brutal and nihilistic organization would want to wipe it out.”
What’s Up With All Of The Arthur Miller Revivals?
“This is Miller’s legacy, finally: the hope that, against all odds, human beings will somehow still strive for that perfectibility in our troubled world. ‘It’s not enough to feel guilty and to weep,’ said Wilson. ‘Miller is saying we must step forward and do whatever is in our power to do.'”
The Consequences Of ‘Peak TV’
“In fact, shows are having a tough time getting canceled — even broadcast networks are simply ‘trimming number of episodes’ from their low-rated fall shows, instead of immediately pulling them off the schedule.”
The Shakespeare Flood That Crests In 2016
“The Bard will be everywhere. Theater companies, orchestras, cinemas and opera houses are presenting his works—and works inspired by him—in venues ranging from London and Duluth, Minn., to Tehran and South Sudan. A New Orleans jazz funeral will mark his death. The hashtag #Shakespeare400 will beckon Shakespeare-lovers on Twitter. And a publishing frenzy has already begun.”
A History Play At BAM In The Age Of Hamilton
“He was working on the 2000 film ‘The Beach’ when one of his co-stars, the actress Tilda Swinton, asked him what he would like to leave as a legacy. … ‘You know what actors are like,’ he said dryly. ‘I just wanted to do a costume drama.'”