“The image of the penniless artist quietly expiring in a Parisian garret assumed its emotive power during the Romantic period. So do we, as today’s consumers of art, still expect its creators to suffer? Do we still picture them in a modern-day equivalent of the draughty attic?”
Tag: 02.21.08
NY City Ballet – 25 Years On
It’s been 25 years since City Ballet has performed in London. It’s a very different company today…
End Of An Era – Polaroid Stops Making Its Film
Particular technologies do not just become associated with certain periods and places; they are an integral part of a particular period and how it is experienced…
Age Of Downloading Turns Into Golden Age For Concerts
“While a sizable segment of the public apparently no longer wants to pay for its recorded music, the age of downloading could be turning into a golden one for the concert business. Concert-ticket revenues are up, younger acts are touring earlier than they would have a few years ago thanks to the magic of online networking, and live-music venues are so jammed in some cities that artists are finding it tough to weasel a little onstage space for themselves.”
Challenging Best-Student Syndrome
It is as if the ultimate dream of college admissions is to recruit a student body that is already so well educated that it hardly needs any instruction! Sitting in admissions committee meetings, it was all I could do not to ask, “Hey, why don’t we recruit bad students and see if we can actually teach them something?”
Okay Now – Finally A Robot That Can Do Something Useful
“The wonders of modern robotics have allowed mankind to attain new technical heights by increasing productivity and making the previously impossible possible. This Wednesday, Italians scientists unveiled a robot in Rome that they hope will continue mankind’s tireless march into the future. This robot, named “Justine,” makes coffee”
CBS Will Put TV Library On The Net
“The company said it will stream full-length episodes of old titles on a free, ad-supported basis. The shows will be syndicated across the CBS Audience Network, which encompasses more than 300 destinations, including AOL, Microsoft, CNET Networks and Comcast.
Variety Up For Sale
The 103-year-old Hollywood trade paper Variety went on the auction block Thursday when Anglo-Dutch company Reed Elsevier put its publishing unit up for sale.
Renzo Piano Chosen To Design New Greek Opera House, National Library
Piano will develop a 42-acre (17 hectare) property on the coast near the center of Athens, the capital
Are Private Museums Really A Good Idea?
“Perhaps the most significant phenomenon attributable to changes in wealth distribution is the increase, globally, in new museums and galleries that are conceived, funded and run privately, usually but not invariably through the vehicle of a philanthropic trust or foundation, in which tax breaks are traded for ceding formal legal ownership, but not necessarily control.”