Giichi Matsumura died during a freak summer snowstorm when other members of his hiking group went on to fish in a lake, and he stayed back to paint. Though the family knew roughly where his grave was, the area is remote – and hikers stumbled across the cairn of stones atop the grave in October of 2019, bringing it to the attention of local authorities. – NBC (AP)
Tag: 01.05.20
When Writers Become Perfume Consultants On Twitter
Well, one writer: Rachel Syme, who, every once in a while, calls herself the Perfume Genie – and people on Twitter ask her for recommendations. She thinks, “When people are saying, I want to smell like this, they’re actually thinking, I want to appear like this to myself, which is a really interesting prompt because I think a lot of people are saying, oh, I want everybody to think I’m glamorous or take me seriously – but people aren’t going to know that through your perfume.” – NPR
Comedian Kate McKinnon’s Golden Globes Speech Was Raw And Honest About Lesbian Representation On TV
The speech, which introduced Ellen DeGeneres as that comedian won the Carol Burnett Award, made it clear that Ellen was a trailblazer. McKinnon said, “She risked her entire life and her entire career in order to tell the truth, and she suffered greatly for it. Of course, attitudes change, but only because brave people like Ellen jump into the fire to make them change.” – The New York Times
How Can Theatre Move Into A New Decade With Any Hope Of Success?
Christopher Acebo, who spent 14 years working with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, starting the Latinx Play Project and and helping found the Latinx Theatre Commons, says the only way forward is through serious commitment to equity – extending the invitation to underrepresented groups in theatre, and following through. – Oregon ArtsWatch
In A Series Of Tweets, The U.S. President Threatens Major Cultural Heritage Sites In Iran
Legal observers warn that the tweets themselves could be considered threats of war crimes; “the 1954 Hague Convention, of which the US is a party, bars any military from ‘direct hostilities against cultural property.'” – EuroNews (AP/AFP)
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
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
Netflix Did Not Conquer The Golden Globes
Netflix had 34 nominations, but HBO – and Sony – topped the list. – Los Angeles Times
The Art Of Moving 120 Pieces Of Monet’s Work
Says the chief registrar at the Denver Art Museum, “It’s a lot. … There are many, many spreadsheets.” – NPR
What To Watch For At The Golden Globes
Will Netflix rule the night? How terrible will Ricky Gervais be? Who will win Best Actor? And why, why, why are all of the Best Director nominees men, AGAIN? – NBC