“The brief appearance of a concrete sculpture in Gdansk last Saturday depicting a Red Army soldier raping a pregnant woman has sparked ire on both the Polish and Russian sides. Now the artist could be facing two years in prison.”
Tag: 10.17.13
How Stripped-Down Opera Could Save The Art Form
A certain amount of “poor opera” may even be a healthy corrective to purify and revive the form.
Why Music Lovers Are Rediscovering Vinyl Records
“The resurgence of vinyl is the closest music consumption has come to the slow food movement.”
To Do List – Design Work Awaiting New York’s Next Mayor
“The next mayor can keep architecture and planning front and center or risk taking the city backward. Courage, guile and not a little art will be required to meet the obvious challenge: building on the good parts of Mr. Bloomberg’s urban vision, but also doing some course correcting.”
Jeffrey Deitch’s Next Project (Not Museum)
He wants to create a “hybrid” between a museum mounting exhibitions geared to a broad general audience, and a gallery that doesn’t have to deal with the complex institutional issues that come with running a nonprofit museum.”
Vinyl Records Sales Surge
“They’re no longer retromania and are becoming the format of choice for more and more music fans. Vinyl sales are growing fast.”
Two Canadian Universities Dump Fuel On Shakespeare Debate
“Insofar as York University is supporting free and open inquiry and the asking of questions, that’s great. Insofar as we are lending credence to a theory that is very dubious – and dubious at best, and often not founded on rigorous scholarship – I find it troubling.”
Twitter TV Ratings – What Do They Mean?
“It turns out the shows most seen on Twitter aren’t always the shows most seen on TV, and the discrepancy illustrates just how much more there is to learn about what a tweet about a TV show means.”