Harrison, who with her husband Newton formed the art duo The Harrisons, created work that was “unconventional, to say the least, pushing the very boundaries of what constitutes art. They made topsoil and grew crops in it. They consulted on urban planning projects in Baltimore, Europe and elsewhere. Well before global warming was in the public consciousness, they considered its likely effects through maps and other means. And then there was ‘Hog Pasture,’ one of their earliest works. … They made an actual pasture indoors, with hopes of having a real hog root around in it.”
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Audiobook Sales Are Up So Much That Some Authors Are Writing Audio-Only Pieces
Authors who are taking part in Audible’s scheme in Britain (it’s already happened in the U.S.) need to think differently. One said, “It was presented to me specifically as an audio project, and I’ve never done anything like that before, so creatively that was really exciting,”
The New ‘Harry Potter’ Play Is The Most Expensive Non-Musical To Hit Broadway
Part of the huge price tag came from gutting and redoing the Lyric, the theatre where it opens (after record-breaking previews) next week. Of course, one imagines it will easily make its money back.”It’s a huge bet in a flop-prone industry, but also a seemingly safe one, predicated on the expectation that Cursed Child will become a big hit on Broadway, a long-running production that can spin off profits for years.”
Should Publishing Move Out Of London? This Group Says That’s Obvious
Why should the huge southern city of London have all of the power? It’s a problem “Power is concentrated in London and the South East, and publishing is dominated by a handful of large corporations, but there is more creativity than they can cope with.”
Milos Forman, Who Won Directing Oscars For ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ And ‘Amadeus,’ Has Died At 86
Forman’s direction of Cuckoo’s Nest put him “in the front rank of those who struggled to make big, commercial films with countercultural sensibilities. His sympathy for the odd man out was always apparent, even as his movies grew in scope.”
Univision Lays Off 150 Amid Debt Woes
Univision has billions in debt left from its leveraged buyout a decade ago, and is struggling with the same headwinds facing all linear operators. The company also made an aggressive play for millennials by acquiring the former Gawker Media sites, which are now known as the Gizmodo Media Group, a subsidiary of Fusion.
Six Finalists For This Year’s Man Booker Prize
Two past winners were among the six authors whose books were placed on the shortlist for the Man Booker International Prize on Thursday.
Study Says Chicago Arts District Has $2 Billion Economic Impact On City
Economic impact was calculated using the amount spent by the arts institutions and by visitors, both “directly,” at the arts venues and “indirectly,” at other businesses such as restaurants, shops, and hotels. It also includes “induced impact,” which is a sort of ripple-effect estimation of the value of things like jobs in other industries supported by the direct and indirect spending.
How Images Are Increasingly Shaping Our Political Debate
The line between subjective truth and propaganda is as old as war, politics and religion, but what’s disquieting today is the velocity at which it moves, and how impossible it is to shove the genie back into the bottle. What are we to believe? Social media have given a populist, liberating edge to what we see, but how do we discern fiction from truth? And will images resonate in the eye long enough to meaningfully shape a generation with an insatiable fascination for the next swipe and click.
Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Hit On Arts As A Boost For Cities
While the arts may not always seem to be an obvious area for investment, the sector has uniquely comprehensive impact. Cultural activity creates social cohesion, builds neighborhood identity, supports local economies by providing direct and ancillary jobs for residents, and generates spending at a range of businesses, large and small—from equipment suppliers and caterers to parking garages, dry cleaners and babysitters.