“The issue is how they were placed in the city and in the landscape. Modernist planning deliberately kept them away from sources of employment, retail hubs and decent transit, and they were surrounded by vaguely defined spaces which created an unpleasant no-man’s-land condition.”
Tag: 09.13.13
Wait, The U.S. Has A $100,000 Prize For Poetry?
Yep, we sure do. This year’s winner is …
As Another Artist-Run Gallery Dies In NY, What Does The Future Hold?
“All the great spaces that are institutions now started out artist-run, mostly collectively. PS122, DTW (now NYLA), The Kitchen and so forth got big and less agile, more institutionalized. There’s an upside, but there’s a downside as well.”
Everyone’s Recording Anyway; Why Not Join In – & Sell Your Own Product?
Several acts record and sell their own performances – which are essentially the same, night after night – to each specific crowd at the end of the show. If you can’t beat ’em, sell it to ’em?
Let’s Be Clear About What NYC Opera Has Become
“Mr. Steel did what he thought he had to do, and he may well have been right–but for better or worse, his New York City Opera is now a thing unto itself, one whose success or failure will have nothing to do with the company’s celebrated past. It’s his baby now.”
NPR To Cut Staff By Ten Percent
“NPR said it is projecting an operating deficit of $6.1 million during its upcoming fiscal year, based on revenues of $178.1 million. With roughly 840 employees, that would mean a reduction of 80 to 84 people.”
Is This The Most Unusual Way Ever To Produce An Opera?
“The Protomen are their own worst enemy: as they progress, each act they record becomes that much harder to follow.”
An Algorithm That Lets Computers Paint Like Humans
“What if computers were able to mimic the techniques of humans? Would you ever consider an algorithm an artist?”
Can Massive Crowd-Sourced Data Produce Better Cities?
“Drawing on more than 100,000 Google images from cities around the world, the MIT team is looking to measure people’s reactions to inquiries such as, Which place is more beautiful? Or more lively, boring, depressing or wealthier?”
Sound Pioneer Ray Dolby, 80
“Film industry executives credit Dr. Dolby with developing sophisticated technologies that enabled directors like Steven Spielberg to endow sound with the same emotional intensity as pictures.”