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Terry Gilliam Calls The Me Too Movement ‘A Witch Hunt’ And Says That He’s Tired Of Being Blamed For Things

As they say, he could just have said nothing, and no one would have had to figure out that complicated dance of dealing with sexist whining from a(nother) beloved filmmaker. Instead, he”has invited renewed backlash after repeating his claim that he is a ‘black lesbian in transition,’ assailing the #MeToo movement as a ‘witch-hunt’ and asserting that some of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged victims are ‘adults who made choices.'” – The Guardian (UK)

John Baldessari, Conceptual Artist Who Helped Transform Los Angeles, Has Died At 88

Baldessari’s decades of teaching and witty art-making in Los Angeles helped define it as a visual arts cultural capital. “Inspired by the spirit of Marcel Duchamp, who overturned traditional definitions of art in the early 20th century, and by L.A. artist Edward Ruscha’s imaginative combinations of pictures and words, Baldessari explored language and mass media culture in text-and-image paintings and photo compositions derived from film stills, magazines and other sources.” – Los Angeles Times

Does The Museum Model Work Anymore?

And really, did it ever? The problem (in the U.S., at least): “Though exhibitions might have a progressive point of view and artists themselves might be making radical statements, as institutions, museums often possess retrograde politics, beholden to traditional forms of influence and power.” Oof. Can they change? – Jezebel

Awkwafina Is First Asian American Woman To Win Best Actress At Golden Globes

She won for The Farewell, the film’s only win of the night. She thanked director Lulu Wang – who was not nominated, one of several snubs to women from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association – and to the woman who plays her character’s grandmother in the film. Part of her speech: “I’d like to dedicate this to my dad, Wally. I told you I’d get a job, Dad.” – The New York Times