Not for the first time, some of the many works attributed to the artist are very much under scrutiny, and “an art expert has written a report, leaked by the Italian news media, for state prosecutors that says a third of the works in a popular Modigliani exhibition last year in Genoa, Italy, are fakes.” (That’s right: One THIRD.)
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No British Violinist Makes The Menuhin Finals
Britain has been underfunding and defunding music education for years, but suddenly it’s all very surprising that not a single violinist from the country has made it to the shortlist of the Menuhin Competition. Will this change things? (Like, funding things?) “The failure has sparked renewed calls for the government to invest more in musical education to let the next generation compete on the world stage.”
America’s Small Regional Museums Experiencing Radically Differing Fortunes
These contrasting scenarios underscore an obvious hypothesis concerning regional fundraising: Location matters. University fundraisers removed from large urban centers and blessed with a built-in audience and strong donor ecosystem have a relatively easier job than those located near large cities or in economically depressed areas.
What Is Color? It’s Not Just A Question Of Physics
“Color is one of the longstanding puzzles in philosophy, raising doubts about the truthfulness of our sensory grasp on things, and provoking concerns as to the metaphysical compatibility of scientific, perceptual, and common sense representations of the world. Most philosophers have argued that colors are either real or not real, physical or psychological. The greater challenge is to theorize the subtle way that color stands between our understanding of the physical and the psychological.”
Theatre Of Empathy Subbing Out The Victims
Theatre for a Change, a partnership between the UK and Malawi, is “one of a number of organisations around the world using theatre to educate about sexual consent, the company favours a technique called ‘legislative theatre’. This concept was developed by Brazilian dramatist, director and theorist Augusto Boal, who believed that putting the powerful in the shoes of the disempowered enabled an empathy that could effect legal change.”
Robert Caro Teams With Carnegie Hall For A Festival Examining The 1960s
We associate the ’60s with the counterculture and protests against government. But that was also when the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, so often under attack in recent years, were established.
A Chart That Explains Hollywood
“First, men clearly outnumber women four-to-one among producers, directors, cinematographers, writers, and key assistants. Second, every movie or miniseries is essentially a miniature start-up, where predators and jerks can abuse or harass actors and assistants knowing they might never have to work them again after a three-month shoot. Finally, actresses are vulnerable, not only because men dominate powerful occupations, but also because women are cast to portray the very quality of vulnerability.”
What Provoked The Sudden Departure Of Houston’s Alley Theatre Director
Alley administrators, Gregory Boyd, 66, and several board members refused to respond to requests for interviews about the surprising departure, which comes after Boyd signed a five-year contract in 2016 and was weeks away from the Alley’s first production of 2018.
How Much Do American Museums Charge For Admission? ARTnews Made A List
Here’s a snapshot of prices at more than 200 United States institutions, beginning with the pricing and going down from their, to free and suggested admission. (All of these are members of the Association of Art Museum Directors. About 34 percent of the 240 members of the AAMD are free.)
How The Art Of Directing Theatre Is Changing
“If the job description and skill set of directing hasn’t changed much, the circumstances in which American directors work certainly has. The cost of renting performance spaces has shot up in major urban areas, and the existence of affordable spaces for young artists everywhere has dwindled. While programs and grants to nurture young playwrights have sprung up across the country, support for those with directorial aspirations is relatively sparse.”