How to make all this file-sharing business legal and profitable? Harvard professor Terry Fisher (a very smart guy, and a leading thinker on intellectual property issues) has devised a system that would pay artists and their recording labels and make the trading of music and other digital media cheap and plentiful. And what would it cost? Six bucks a month, and painlessly collected…
Tag: 02.01.04
Israel Demands Removal Of Art Exhibit
“Israel has demanded the removal of a ‘horrifying’ exhibit at the Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam that includes caricatures comparing Ariel Sharon to Adolf Hitler.”
Barnes Could Raise Money By Sale Of Art …
The Barnes Foundation could raise $50 million by selling off some of its art. Though some of the artworld establishment would frown on the idea, selling some assets might allow the Barnes to stay where it is without moving to Philadelphia. The judge hearing a motion to relocate said last week: “If it appears that adequate capital can be produced [through a sale], the ethical problems presented thereby may have to yield to the donor’s expressed wishes.”
Iran Offers To Help Restore Iraq Culture
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Organization has told the United Nations it is ready to help restore Iraq’s cultural heritage. “Iraqi historical heritage is considered part of the cultural and civilization sphere of Iran. That’s why their restoration and preservation is important for Iranian culture and religion.”
The Real Balanchine
“Five dancers who worked with George Balanchine at the New York City Ballet gathered recently, on the occasion of his birth centennial, to discuss the choreographer. Their remarks evoked a man of demanding genius, magnetic elegance, mysterious wisdom and a fondness for joking, TV’s ‘Gunsmoke’ and pizza.”
Denver Theatre Needs Overhaul As Search Continues For New Leadership
The Denver Center Theatre is looking for a new director. But the way it is going about it seems a bit narrow, writes Lisa Bornstein…
Denver Arts Institutions Had A Difficult 2003
Overall, Denver’s arts organizations saw declines in attendance, membership and fundraising in 2003. It was the second year in a row of declines…
Our Special Effection For The Movies
“In the past decade studio budgets for special effects have exploded. Effects budgets have gone from $5 million a movie to $50 million. It’s now not uncommon for movies to cost $150 million, with effects accounting for a third of that budget. There’s barely any movie made today that doesn’t have digital clean-up, matte painting, wire removal or fixing something out of place, like bags under the eyes on a bad day. The cost increases result largely from the growing sophistication of special effects.”
Florida Students Thrown Out Of Theatre Competition For Cutting Up Flag
“Students performing a play about the dangers of mindless political indoctrination were disqualified from a Broward County theater competition after cutting up an American flag, as judges questioned the legality and offensiveness of that act.”
Valuing Live Theatre In A Digital World
The art of theatre seems stubbornly rooted in the pre-digital age. But maybe that’s not a bad thing. “Plenty of academics … have argued that the communal experience of live performance will only get more attractive as technologized art grows in influence. Surely people will need and crave external escape from the isolating forces of a digital age that traps them for more and more hours in front of a two-dimensional screen.”