“‘Too bad that it won’t be here anymore,’ says an older woman wearing a large grey ponytail. She’s talking about the free food at the colorful pavilion on Athens’s Kotzia Square. The woman probably doesn’t know that it’s really an art project by Pakistani artist Rasheed Araeen … ‘You have to be pretty brash as a Documenta visitor to sit here and eat the food when there are many who need it more,’ comments one German guest.”
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Three Tips For Staying Sane When You’re Both A Dancer And Choreographer
“Many people see dance and choreography as separate pursuits, or view choreography as a dance career’s second act. For some dancers, however, performing and choreographing inform one another. … Though a dual career can be fulfilling, simultaneously inhabiting the roles of dancer and choreographer requires focus, organization and a great deal of energy.”
The Pompidou Center Shanghai Is Coming
“Officials at the Centre Pompidou have confirmed that … more than 20 exhibitions drawn from the holdings of the Beaubourg Gallery will be shown in the new outpost, called Le Centre Pompidou Shanghai (West Bund), which is based in a wing of the new 25,000 sq. m West Bund Art Museum designed by the UK architect David Chipperfield.”
Remember The ‘Who’s Who’ Directories Of Notable People? (They Really Did Matter Once)
“So what’s the deal? Where did this seemingly dumb idea come from and why does it persist? Today’s Tedium points out why it was once valuable, and why it no longer is.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 07.19.17
The World Is Your Classroom (Or Gym)
Naomi Even-Aberle introduces us to her community: her gym. She shares how impactful it can be to take part in the successes, failures, and challenges of her students and peers as well as … read more
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2017-07-19
Part of Something Bigger
Jaclyn Roessel reflects on the first time she felt like a part of a community, when she was 12 years old and had her Kinaaldá ceremony, in which she became a woman and felt the kinship of not only her nuclear family, … read more
AJBlog: Field Notes Published 2017-07-19
Recent Listening In Brief: Mitchell, Zeitlin, Cole
Roscoe Mitchell, Bells For The South Side (ECM)
If you have followed Mitchell’s searching music over the past 50 years, Bells For The South Side will reassure you that the septuagenarian composer, … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2017-07-19
The End Of Spain’s Traditional 3-Hour Lunch Break?
“This week, change could finally be on the way, as 110 professional bodies in Catalonia have signed up to a plan to change the region’s daily timetable by 2025, shortening the classic three-hour lunch break so that employees can finish work earlier in the evening. Such a change would radically reshape ordinary people’s lives—and controversially, it could drive a wedge between Catalonia and the rest of Spain.”
Inside An Immersive Theatre Experience Below The Streets Of Manhattan
We’re are not in Hoboken but in a space beneath the 14th Street entrance and exit of New York City’s High Line, and this is the immersive theatrical experience of Seeing You.
Netflix Ramps Up Movie Production, Challenging Hollywood’s Primary Business
“Netflix’s bold foray into movie-making and directly-to-couch distribution is an explicit challenge to the traditional Hollywood model, analysts say, although it remains unclear if a company propelled by binge-watching TV at home can alter the future of going to the movies.”
Dutch Composer Michel van der Aa On Making Art Relevant
“When you work with film, there’s a risk of things becoming very concrete. I think a strength of art is that you can steer people in a certain direction, but they have to take the last few steps themselves—everyone can find their own truth in the piece. I like to push people in a certain direction, but leave a few things for them to interpret themselves.”
Does Tate Modern Provide A Model For A New London?
“The museum may be the among the best-known examples of the now fashionable transformation of derelict factories into dynamic cultural space. Since its inception, the Tate Modern has never rested on its laurels, continuing to redefine itself as an institution of outreach, self-reflection and learning. The museum’s evolution over time provides a potential blueprint for how London, and indeed any city, can provide spaces that encourage its inhabitants to be collectively present. You cannot experience the Tate Modern through Facebook or a tweet; you must show up, with an open mind, surrounded by your fellow visitors.”