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Exhibit Of Iranian Street Art Hampered By Political Unrest

Since Iran’s June presidential election, the curator of a gallery show in downtown L.A. “has had trouble communicating with the five male artists, securing basic biographical information about each of them and, in some cases, even obtaining their artwork.” On Facebook, “he hesitated to link … to the artists’ personal pages out of concern for … Continue reading “Exhibit Of Iranian Street Art Hampered By Political Unrest”

LACMA’s Axed Film Program Attracts An Online Crusade

“Who knows the wrath of a film community scorned? The Los Angeles County Museum of Art does. In a little more than a week, the controversy over LACMA’s decision to ax its 40-year-old film program has grown into a full-blown online debate, with the museum starting its own electronic forum Tuesday in response to an … Continue reading “LACMA’s Axed Film Program Attracts An Online Crusade”

Skylight Soap Opera Is Ready For Its Close-Up

Ever since June, when it eliminated the position of artistic director and got rid of the beloved figure who held that job, Milwaukee’s Skylight Opera Theatre “has suffered demonstrations, petitions, mass resignations of performers, subscriber revolt and Facebook vitriol interpreted by management as violent threats. Happy, um, 50th birthday, Skylight.”

Skylight Soap Opera: Performers Fired, Former A.D. Quits

William Theisen, the former artistic director of Skylight Opera Theatre whose June firing ignited controversy and protests, has canceled his agreement to direct four shows in the company’s upcoming season. “Theisen backed out because the company’s managing director, Eric Dillner, fired two of his cast members,” who had “supported Theisen and criticized Dillner in comments … Continue reading “Skylight Soap Opera: Performers Fired, Former A.D. Quits”

Things Aren’t Really That Bad At The Belgrade Philharmonic

That newspaper ad last month offering the musicians’ services “at weddings, funerals, baptisms, birthdays, divorces and saints’ days”? The orchestra’s music director says, “This was our way of drawing the attention of a broader public to the problems of the Philharmonic, to somehow present our financial problems in an absurd, Monty Python way.” And it … Continue reading “Things Aren’t Really That Bad At The Belgrade Philharmonic”

Thief Or Artist? Project With Stolen Traffic Barrels Gets Big Public Support

“With more than 3,000 people from as far away as Korea and Brazil joining a Facebook group calling for charges to be thrown out, Mr. Carnevale’s monster stunt touches on the growing legitimacy and celebrity of guerrilla artists. In many ways, sympathy for Carnevale stems from a cultural resistance to authority and the celebration of … Continue reading “Thief Or Artist? Project With Stolen Traffic Barrels Gets Big Public Support”

Teen Will Tweet Ring In Seattle Opera ‘Confessions’

“Seattle is seeking to make its venerable ‘Ring’ sparkle for younger generations with its reality-style video project ‘Confessions of a First-Time Opera Goer,’ which will chronicle 19-year-old Cassidy Quinn Brettler’s first experience attending the ‘Ring.’ … Brettler, a double major in acting and broadcasting at Boston’s Emerson College, will post her updates on the action … Continue reading “Teen Will Tweet Ring In Seattle Opera ‘Confessions’”