Americana musicians: “‘Dave was celebrating Americana artists before we knew what we were called,’ says Emmylou Harris, one of the scene’s matriarchs, who first performed on Mr. Letterman’s program in 1989.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
An Art Critic And An Architecture Critic Discuss What MoMA Got Right In – And What It Left Out Of – The Latin American Architecture Show
“I was weirdly moved to see the original model for Brasilia by Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa. In our day and age of fancy digital fly-throughs and massive 3-D printed models, there is something touchingly small and hand-made about this model: the Cathedral looks as if it could have been rendered out of toothpicks and the grass appears to be made from some sort of felt.”
The Artistic Power Of Those On The Margins
“Away from the fierce logic of power that creates the center, the margins remain conspicuously dispersed, unfocused, chaotic. Life takes other forms here; it has its own rhythms and priorities, and unfolds in ways both uncontrollable and difficult to predict.”
Cable TV Execs Don’t Really Know What To Do With This Streaming Thing That’s Eating Their Lunch
“‘We didn’t have to sell the value of television for a long time,’ said one top sales executive for a large cable network group who was not authorized to speak publicly. ‘Now you’re seeing the industry on the defensive because clients are enamored with toys under the Christmas tree.'”
That Time An Artist Who Wanted To Photograph And Challenge Queer Identities Got A Little Overwhelmed
“I honestly thought that the project would be a small collection of 50 or so photographs, but the response to the project was so profound that I decided to expand it and travel to several US cities like New York City, Portland, Chicago and soon Austin to photograph more people. I imagine that this will be an ongoing project for me throughout my lifetime.”
When Audience Members *Really* Want To Give Feedback
“Many audience members didn’t take a class in how to give constructive criticism. Add to that the complete lack of self-awareness, a tendency towards jaw jacking, and an almost manic need to engage, and you have a disaster in action.”
Nepal’s Only National Art Collection In Deep Jeopardy After Earthquake
“The country’s only permanent art collection is stuck in NAFA’s badly damaged neoclassical building, which dates from the 1930s and may collapse at any moment.”
Leanne Cope Leaps From Ballet To Broadway With Ease
“Big ballet companies grade their artists by rank, like the military, and out of the Royal’s six ranks, Cope is in the second. From the bottom.”
Officials Threaten To Close Mosque That’s Part Of The Venice Biennale
“The project, by the Swiss-Icelandic artist Christoph Büchel, serves as Iceland’s national pavilion for the Biennale and is intended in part to highlight the absence of a mosque in the historic heart of Venice, a city whose art and architecture were deeply influenced by Islamic trade and culture.”
How Did A Jeopardy Champion Become The Face Of Decent U.S. Male Nerds?
“In Chu’s view, nerd-dom has a toxic, intolerant fringe, one that has gone unchecked in large part because nerds are awful at policing their own subculture, especially online. In an era when the nerds are increasingly ascendant, Chu wants to make nerd culture better — and to stop more of his fellow nerds from getting drawn into the worst of it.”