“[Paul] Crewes, formerly the head of the innovative, Tony-nominated U.K.-based company Kneehigh Theatre, is something of a ‘get’ for the Wallis [Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills] … When it opened in 2013 after more than a decade of fundraising and planning, the more than $70-million startup got off to a bumpy start . While its campus was tricked out with two theaters, costume, wig and prop shops, an educational wing, a spacious promenade terrace and sculpture garden, it didn’t have an artistic director until now.”
Tag: 09.11.16
Zaha Hadid’s Successor Talks About Where The Firm Is Headed Now
“Born in Bonn in 1961, [Patrik] Schumacher worked with Zaha Hadid in her London office from 1988 until her death earlier this year, and rose to become her right-hand man. … Now Schumacher is in charge of the 400-strong practice, with the daunting task of continuing without the impetus that came with her fame and charisma. They have on their books projects such as the Beijing airport new terminal building, due for completion in 2018, a colossal splayed, curvaceous sea creature of a structure that will eventually handle 72 million passengers a year.”
The Lost Art Of 9/11
“The task force estimated that a staggering $100 million in art from private collections, and an additional $10 million worth of public art was lost in the tragedy. Some works of art did survive, though.”
Why The New National African American Museum Won’t Have Any Martin Luther King Artifacts
“I could not be more cynical, more jaded on this subject,” said historian David J. Garrow, who won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his book “Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.” “Given the family’s behavior this last 20 years, they’re unlikely to have any interest in sharing without a large upfront payment.”
We’re Asking Artificial Intelligence To Do Some Serious Stuff. Are We Ready?
“The core issue here isn’t that AI is worse than the existing human-led processes that serve to make predictions and assign rankings. Indeed, there’s much hope that AI can be used to provide more objective assessments than humans, reducing bias and leading to better outcomes. The key concern is that AI systems are being integrated into key social institutions, even though their accuracy, and their social and economic effects, have not been rigorously studied or validated.”
The Detroit Symphony’s New “Cube”
“Arts institutions are fragile. There are always lots of competing needs. But the Cube needs to be a regular place for provocative, out-of-the-box and grassroots entertainment that reflects the personality of the city.”
Getting A Solo Show At The Whitney At Age 101
“‘Frankly, she didn’t bloom late, she was noticed late,’ said Dana Miller, the exhibition’s curator and until recently director of collections at the Whitney. ‘She bloomed a long time ago.'”
The Case For ‘Feelgood Seriousness’
“It’s a joyful, noncynical story of women and their progression in this world.”
Losing Our Religion, But Together, In A Semi-Religious Structure Kind Of Way
“Even as growing numbers of U.S. adults are disaffiliating from faith-based institutions, some have found that secular life lacks the community structures and sense of belonging often offered by religious organizations.”
What Happens When Matilda Grows Up?
“I got to have the most amazing birthday party ever courtesy of Danny DeVito and his family. I got to travel. And, on a pragmatic level, it helped me pay for college.”